The situation
It was the 28th minute of Real Madrid-Cádiz when the play that set fire to the Bernabéu pitch took place. The Madrid team attacked down the right wing. Away from the spotlight, Rodrygo struggled to get rid of Fali’s mark at the edge of the box. Then the DAZN cameras captured how the center-back hit the striker with his right arm , which only hit part. Neither the referee nor the VAR indicated anything. The tangana was immediate. Vinicius was especially active in it, which made Fali’s action very vehement ugly . That earned him the yellow card. Most at that time did not even know the reason why the brawl had been formed. Once the images of the broadcast were seen, everything made sense. After the clash, Rodrygo and Fali spoke , according to the Cadista, in the locker room tunnel. The madridista asked him for explanations and the defender assured him that it had not been an attempted attack, that he was only trying to stop his career. Apparently the waters had calmed down. But Rodrygo in the mixed zone complained again. “ It is not an incident. He has done it on purpose. He has looked at me and has given me. It is a shame. I don’t know what VAR is for. An aggression, that does not fit in football , ”said the outraged Brazilian.
The details
Later it was Fali’s turn, first in a mixed zone and then in El Larguero, where he reaffirmed his version that it was not an attack. “In the end it is true that I do give it. He says he’s a nudge and I tell him no. I try to stop him and I try to grab him ”, he explains about the action before lashing out hard at Vinicius. “ Just as I say about Rodrygo that he’s a good boy, I’m not going to say anything about Vinícius . I prefer not to say anything. A club like Real Madrid must control certain attitudes. We have to respect a little more because we are partners, ”he assured.