Vini Jr. has become accustomed to being fouled in La Liga. He led the ranking of fouls suffered before the match against Real Sociedad, which ended with a 4-1 victory for Real Madrid. In the current season, Vini Jr. suffered 10 fouls in just two rounds, eight against Espanyol and two against Real Sociedad. A survey by AS shows that no one has suffered as many fouls as Vini in La Liga since 2019/20, with Dani Parejo of Villarreal second, who played 43 games fewer than the Brazilian in the championship. Furthermore, Vini Jr. needs to suffer, on average, 16 fouls for an opponent to receive a yellow card in La Liga.