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Fans were impressed with Vinicius Jr's performance in Brazil's Copa America 2024 clash against Paraguay on Friday, June 28. The group-stage clash took place at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, with the Selecao Canarinho winning 4-1.
After Lucas Paqueta missed a penalty in the 31st minute, Vinicius opened the scoring four minutes later, with the West Ham United midfielder providing the assist. Brazil's second goal came in the 43rd minute through 20-year-old Savio before Vinicius struck again in the concluding minutes of the first half (45+5 minutes).
After Omar Alderete pulled one back for Paraguay in the 48th minute, Paqueta restored Brazil's three-goal advantage through a 65th-minute penalty. Paraguay were reduced to 10 men after Andres Cubas was sent off in the 81st minute.
Fans took to social media and flooded with posts expressing their opinion on Vinicius' gameplay against Paraguay at Copa America 2024. While some hailed the Real Madrid star's contributions, others backed him up for the recent criticism he came under.
Here are some of their reactions on X:
"Hope Ronaldinho is watching 😁"
"He plays better when the whole world is against him."
"The entire Paraguay team are mad at Vinicius Jr for doing tricks. Trying to start a fight," chimed in another fan.
"Three goals. Second Vinicius goal. This is so fun to watch now."
"Vini Jr is my type of winger. It’s just fun but effective too."
"Nahhhhh I just saw Vini send a man to the shadow realm wow wow wow"
While another wrote:
"only one on the squad wit the brazilian magic 😮💨"
Vinicius's first goal in Brazil's clash against Paraguay marked to be his first-ever in Copa America while it was also Lucas Paqueta's first-ever assist in the championship.
Vinicius Jr riles up Paraguay opponents in a heated scuffle in Brazil's Copa America 2024 clash
Vinicius Jr's second goal against Paraguay in Brazil's Copa America group-stage clash came after a scuffle and defensive mix-up. Players from both sides were involved in a tussle in the concluding minutes of the first half as the tension increased on the pitch. Brazilian defender Wendell and Paraguay's Fabian Balbuena received their first bookings during this situation.
Brazil's third goal by Vinicius was a result of Paraguay's slip-up, with Omar Alderete failing to clear his lines and passing straight to the Real Madrid ace, who made a flawless shot.
