Any lingering hopes that Vinícius Júnior just needed a big occasion to turbo-boost his sluggish start to the season were roundly dismantled in less than an hour at the Metropolitano on Sunday afternoon.
The statistics are damning. During the 2–1 Madrid derby defeat, the Brazilian managed a total of: zero shots on target, zero chances created, zero crosses completed and zero key passes. He also lost possession seven times.
