The Brazilian starlet scored the opening goal in the 2-0 win in the El-Clasico victory over Barcelona.

Savio told AS: “Little by little, Vinicius is releasing and gaining confidence. He is very young but has a lot of quality and, above all, a lot of personality. His goal left me very happy.

“I saw Vinicius a lot in Flamengo and he jumped from the juniors to the first team at only 17 years of age, that is not easy.

“The U20 category, which is a great base to learn, he did not experience.

“He made a very big jump in Brazil without being one hundred percent developed. Some things on the field you see that he is testing, improving … especially his finishing and the last pass.

“He also strengthens tactically. You have to be careful with him.”