Vinicius And Richarlison Fight In Training, Ahead Of Japan Friendlies

• Vinicius And Richarlison Fight In Training, Ahead Of Japan Friendlies

• Cooler heads eventually prevailed after the pair were dragged apart and went their separate ways

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EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Richarlison and Vinicius Jr, both of Brazil’s national teams, were involved in a fight and had to be separated during training after a heated exchange.

The pair almost came to blows on Saturday during a training session ahead of Brazil’s friendly with Asian powerhouse Japan on Monday.

It is not clear what sparked the incident, in which a fired-up Richarlison jawed down the Real Madrid winger as he grabbed his shirt.

Their teammates including PSG superstar Neymar quickly rushed in to separate them but their intervention appeared to further enrage Richarlison, who grimaced as Neymar put his hands around his neck.

Cooler heads eventually prevailed after the pair were dragged apart and went their separate ways.

The incident quickly became the talk on social media.

A news media, reacting to the incident, revealed that Vini Jr provoked Richarlison after he allegedly compared him to Chelsea’s Lukaku.

@thefootyarena twitted:

Richarlison on why he and Vinicius got in a fight in training:

“He said I can’t win the Champions League, I kept quiet, he said I’m overrated, I kept quiet, he also said Everton will get relegated next season, I still kept mute. But then he said Lukaku is better than me, That’s when I lost it “.

The near bust-up came four days after Richarlison warmly welcomed Vinicius to the Brazil camp with a warm embrace, following his heroics in the UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool in Paris France last month.

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The Everton frontman had hugged Vinicius before placing his hand on his hat and appearing to crack a joke.

Richarlison had opened the scoring in Brazil’s 5-1 win over South Korea on Thursday afternoon, with the strike taking his international tally to 14 in 35 appearances.

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