Real Madrid defeated Osasuna with a hat-trick from Vinicius, and Militau injured his knee

MADRID — Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick to power Real Madrid to a 4-0 win over Osasuna on Saturday in the Spanish league. This is a duel in which the meringue saw defender Eder Militao leave on a stretcher.

Vinicius scored his first hat-trick of the local season, scoring in the 34th, 61st and 69th minutes; Jude Bellingham made his debut as a goalscorer this season at 42 years of age.

“Vinicius is a player who makes a difference, he did it again today, as he has done many times. The fact that he didn’t win the Ballon d’Or is a small detail that obviously didn’t affect him,” Merengue coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

The Merengues’ victory was marred by injuries to Rodrigo Goes, Militao and Lucas Vazquez; In the case of Brazilian defender Militau, the club confirmed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee hours later.

“Following an examination carried out today by the Real Madrid medical services on our player Eder Militau, he was diagnosed with a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to both menisci of his right leg. “The Militão will intervene in the matter in the coming days,” the White Club reported.

“It’s a shame we had three injuries in the first half which are being assessed now, so we’ll see what happens,” Ancelotti added.

This result leaves Meringue in second position with 27 points, six points behind Barcelona, ​​who have yet to play their match against Valencia. Osasuna finished fifth with 21 points.

The victory ended two consecutive defeats for the Whites at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after Barcelona beat them 4-0 in the domestic competition and lost 3-1 to Milan in midweek in the fourth round of the Champions League.

“Madrid always have to win and we had two defeats. Now, after the break, you have to continue to put in the effort, because then the talent always shows,” said Brahim Diaz.

The Meringue’s return to action after defeats to Barca and Milan led to dramatic moments when Rodrigo came onto the pitch and asked for a substitution after feeling discomfort after 20 minutes.

The bad news continued when, after half an hour, Militau went down in the opposition area with his hand on the back of his right knee. The Brazilian defender was taken to the dressing room on a stretcher with his face covered by a T-shirt.

Militao missed most of last season after rupturing the cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first game of the campaign against Athletic Bilbao.

After these injuries, Vinicius opened the scoring with a shot into the right penalty area, which goalkeeper Sergio Herrera could not save.

Bellingham made his debut as a goalscorer this season, lashing home before Herrera went wide as he reached the penalty area after being assisted by a long-range effort from debutant defender Raul Asensio, who had come on for Militao.

It was a special moment for the Englishman and he happily kissed the crest on his shirt because by this point last season he had already scored 14 of the 23 goals he scored in his first year with meringue.

Vinicius stole the show in the second half and celebrated his second hat-trick of the season (his fourth in the Merengue), following the one he scored against Borussia Dortmund on day three of the Champions League on October 22.

Vini scored his second goal after receiving a long pass from goalkeeper Andrei Lunin, which he carried across the open field into the opponent’s penalty area, where he broke past Herrera and fired home.

The star Brazilian striker scored a hat-trick and scored eight goals in a move (12 for the season) after Brahim Diaz stole the ball and fed him a pass in the center of the box so he could fire it into the net.

Vazquez was replaced at half-time after experiencing discomfort in his left thigh in the final minutes of the first half.

The injuries suffered by Madrid in this match add to the absence of Dani Carvajal for the rest of the season and the absence of midfielder Aurélien Tshuameni for several weeks.