Vinícius Júnior became the Brazilian with the most goals scored in the history of the classic between Real Madrid and Barcelona when he found the net in his team’s 3-2 victory, last Sunday, at the Santiago Bernabéu, in the Spanish Championship.
The striker revealed by Flamengo surpassed Evaristo de Macedo and Ronaldo Fenômeno, both with six goals, by finding the net for the seventh time in the classic against Barcelona.
🔎 Vinícius Júnior became the Brazilian with the most goals scored in the history of El Clasico! 🇧🇷🔥
7 goals – Vinícius Júnior
6 goals – Evaristo de Macedo and Ronaldo
5 goals – Giovanni, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho Gaúcho
3 goals – Neymar and Romário
2 goals – Roberto Carlos and Sonny Anderson pic.twitter.com/KBbAxCCKfw— Sofascore Brazil (@SofascoreBR) April 21, 2024
At Real Madrid since 2018, Vinícius has faced Barcelona 17 times, the team he has played against most in his career. Vini’s first “El Clásico” was on February 6, 2019, in the semi-finals of the Spanish Cup. In that match, the teams tied 1-1.
Vinícius Júnior’s first goal against Barcelona only came in his fourth “El Clásico”, on March 1, 2020, when he opened the scoring in Real’s 2-0 victory over Barça in the Spanish Championship.
However, Vinícius’s performance against Barcelona improved drastically in the last two seasons, when he assumed a greater role in the Madrid team. The Brazilian’s most notable performance against Barça was on January 14 of this year in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, when he scored three goals in the first half, taking the title to Real Madrid.
With the goal scored this Sunday (21), Vinícius reached his seventh goal against the Catalans, passing names like Ronaldo Fenômeno and Evaristo de Macedo. See the complete list of Brazilians who have scored in “El Clásico” below:
7 goals – Vinícius Júnior
6 goals – Evaristo de Macedo and Ronaldo
5 goals – Giovanni, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho Gaúcho
3 goals – Neymar and Romário
2 goals – Roberto Carlos and Sonny Anderson
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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