REAL MADRID superstar Vinicius Jr appeared to SHOVE a LaLiga employee amid a furious outburst after being sent off against Villarreal for pulling an opponent’s hair.
, 26, came on as a second-half substitute in the 52nd minute on Saturday’s 1-0 victory against the Yellow Submarine at Santiago Bernabeu.
The versatile forward helped Madrid break the deadlock on 63 minutes when Yan Diomande scored his first ever goal for his new team following his dramatic £115million arrival from RB Leipzig this past summer.
The Brazil international then thought he doubled the hosts’ lead less than 20 minutes before full-time.
However, referee Isidro Diaz de Mera reviewed the goal on the VAR monitor and deemed Vinicius committed a foul in the build-up.
Replay footage showed Vini sprinting down the left flank before colliding with Villarreal ace Nathan Saliba and then .
And so the ref chalked ‘s second goal off and instead gave the Brazilian his marching orders with a direct red card.
Vinicius was absolutely livid after the VAR review and lashed out at the official.
The Real star was so enraged he had to be held back by team-mates Arda Guler, Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni.
Vinicius was still seething as he made his way to the dressing room and even compatriot Endrick couldn’t calm him down.
And a clip shared on TikTok appeared to show the star striker shoving a LaLiga employee, who was standing next to the VAR monitor.
The employee in question turned and looked at Vinicius as he left the field but didn’t purse the matter any further.
‘s side is now awaiting to learn the Brazilian’s punishment from the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary panel.
Real’s next LaLiga match will see them hosting Sevilla on Sunday before the first El Clasico of the season against on October 25 at the Nou Camp.
