The hug between Ronaldinho and Vini Jr., moments before the game, when leaving Brazil locker room, ‘handed’ the Real Madrid winger the keys to another great game in this World Cup. If he already scored against Morocco and assisted and scored against Haiti… he once again dressed as a Brazilian hero in the last game of the group stage, against Scotland at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Vini, who is being one of the stars of the World Cup, and the undisputed leader of a Brazil that is still waiting for Neymar’s debut, It took seven minutes to ‘wet’. He took advantage of a gross mistake by McKenna when the ball was released, picked up Rayan’s assist and, Cutting back against the Scottish goal, he made it 0-1 that placed Brazil as group leader.
17 minutes later, he scored the second, being the smartest in the class. Until it was annulled after a review in the VAR. Hendry, the other centre-back, fell asleep… and Vini stole the ball from him to score low against Gunn. But the Mexican César Ramos Palazuelo was called to the screen and saw a slight contact below from Vini on the Scottish center back when he stole the ball.
Vinicius was not happy that his second goal of the game, which would have been his fourth in the World Cup, was disallowed, and he showed it with a shout. “Shame!” the Madrid player complained to the referee after the decision.
But the first half would still give him an extra opportunity to score again. On the brink of half-time, already in stoppage time, he sentenced a Scotland without offensive weapons against the ‘Canarinha’. With a header he made it 0-2.
