Ronald Araújo's controversial penalty against Vinicius that 'killed' Barça's comeback

The FC Barcelona had one of his darker parties of the season. The picture of Xavi Hernández was surpassed in every aspect of the game by a Real Madrid relentless that entrusted to a Vinícius Júnior in a remarkable state of grace, converting an incontestable 'hat-trick' and contributing a pass to goal to Rodrygo, turning into an authentic nightmare for Ronald Araújo.

The charrúa did not have his best day in Riad. Although it is used to to be a reliable alternative in the Classical to brake the incursions of the carioca by this side, in this meeting did not attain to contain it during the 71 minutes that was in field. In fact, the two infringements that deserved that the Uruguayan was admonished with a yellow card were propiciadas by the accionar of the ex of the Flamengo, being the key element for his expulsion.

The action of the controversy between Araújo and Vinicius

Ronald Araújo starred an action that, lamentably, would finish turning off the envión anímico that had the Barcelona picture after the grandísima annotation of Robert Lewandowski to the 33'. In an attempt for braking to the '7' merengue in the area, the charrúa would finish starring a slight subjection between the zone of the neck and the shoulder, which the carioca would take advantage of to leave fall, action in which the collegiate Martínez Munuera would not doubt in sanctioning the maximum penalty and give him the first cartelón yellow of the meeting to the '4' culé. Finally, the extreme would finish invoiceing with forcefulness the penalti and putting like this a very heavy 3-1 in the electronic.

Martínez Munuera signalled penalti in this action between Araujo and Vinicius. #superSupercopa#LaCasaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/gc5hqwtela

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The second action that deserved a caution and back expulsion for the native of Riviera occurred in the minute 71, curiously also with Vinícius Júnior like protagonist. In this occasion, the defender confronted a dispute of balloon with the 'crack' merengue, but unfortunately, when trying clear the spherical, failed the impact and finished brushing the foot of the extreme. This resulted in an infringement sanctioned and sealed an unlucky afternoon for the Barcelona guardian, the one who would fulfil his commitment of suspension against the Unionistas of Salamanca in the Glass of Rey.