Vini Jr shines in Real Madrid's comeback victory over Atlético and equals Luís Fabiano's mark

Decisive in the victory of Real Madrid over Atlético de Madrid 3-2, Vini Jr equaled the mark of 72 goals scored by Luís Fabiano in La Liga. With this, the striker became the 7th Brazilian who scored the most goals in the history of the Spanish Championship.

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At this moment, Vini Jr has only scored more goals than Ronaldo Fenômeno (117), Waldo Machado (115), Rivaldo (107), Bebeto (86), Evaristo de Macedo (82) and Willian José (82). Protagonist for Real Madrid, the number seven is responsible for keeping the merengue team in the fight for the La Liga and Champions League titles.

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In the Madrid derby, Atlético opened the scoring with Lookman in the opening stages, but Vini Jr equalized with a penalty kick six minutes into the second half. Fede Valverde turned the match around, but Nahuel Molina returned to equalize the score for Simeone's team. But in the 31st minute, the Brazilian made a beautiful individual play, pulling a ball from the left to the middle and hitting it to fill the net and give Real Madrid the three points.

With 11 goals in the current La Liga season, Vini Jr is directly responsible for 16 of Real Madrid's 69 points in the Spanish Championship. In second place in the competition, the Merengue team remains four points away from Barcelona due to the great performances of the Brazilian striker, who decided another match, while Mbappé played for a few minutes, as he recovers from a sprain in his right knee.

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Vini Jr seeks personal records at Real Madrid

With 11 goals in La Liga and 17 goals in all competitions, Vini Jr is looking to achieve personal records with the Real Madrid shirt. In 2021/2022, the athlete found the net 17 times in the Spanish Championship, while his highest scoring season was in 2023/2024 with 24 goals.

Next, Vini Jr has at least 11 matches to equal or surpass his personal bests, but also to put Real Madrid back on the path to titles and prove himself in big games on the eve of the World Cup.

In the Champions League, Vini Jr and Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich, with the Bavarians deciding the clash in Germany. In Spain, the Merengue team still faces Barcelona in a duel that could be definitive in the dispute for the La Liga title.

And Vini Jr shows signs that, regardless of Mbappé's presence, he has the ability to decide games and put Real Madrid in the fight for the most important titles of the year.

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