Vinícius Júnior led his team, Real Madrid, to regain their winning streak after beating Osasuna 4-0 in La Liga.
With this comfortable victory, Real Madrid’s tally rose to 27 points, securing second place in the La Liga standings, 6 points behind leaders Barcelona.
According to information from the Spanish newspaper “Defensa Central”, Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti is very pleased with Real Madrid’s return to winning ways, and he went straight to congratulate Vinícius after the match for his hat-trick and stellar performance.
Ancelotti admitted that a poor result today could have cost him his position as Real Madrid’s coach, and he credited the Brazilian star for deciding the match with his magnificent hat-trick.
The newspaper also mentioned that Ancelotti is impressed with the performance of Real Madrid’s Moroccan star, Brahim Díaz, who had an outstanding match. Díaz added offensive power to the team with his dribbling and goal creation, which Real Madrid had been lacking recently.
The report indicated that Ancelotti told the Moroccan player that he would remain in the starting lineup for upcoming matches and would not be returning to the bench.
Despite the dominant victory over Osasuna, Ancelotti did not hide his dissatisfaction with the continued poor performances of French star Kylian Mbappé, who did not meet expectations in this match.
Ancelotti believes that Mbappé is no longer providing the desired impact, missing several easy opportunities, which could lead to the French forward being excluded from the starting lineup and potentially staying on the bench for the foreseeable future.
The newspaper also added that Pérez immediately went to congratulate the player he considered the best of the match, young star Raúl Asensio.
Asensio came on as a substitute after Militao’s injury and showed impressive confidence in his performance, setting up the second goal scored by Jude Bellingham.
Pérez told the player to keep developing, especially since he possesses the talent and ability to carve out a great future at Real Madrid.
The report concluded that Pérez also expressed his frustration with Ancelotti for starting Rodrigo despite his return from injury, as the player had not fully recovered. Pérez held Ancelotti responsible for the recurrence of the injury, with Rodrigo leaving the match early.