Real Madrid star called Barcelona’s Ronald Araújo during time away from football | OneFootball

Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. put rivalries firmly to the side, to provide his support to Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo during the latter’s recent personal problems.

Stopper Araújo of course recently spent an extended spell away from the pitch, and football as a whole.

As much came as the Uruguayan dealt with a serious bout of mental problems, brought on by heavy abuse in the aftermath of his costly red card in Barcelona’s Champions League defeat at the hands of Chelsea.

The Blaugrana, as a club, fully backed their struggling defender, giving him as much time off as he felt was needed.

And as alluded to above, joining his employers in aiding Araújo’s journey back to wellness was none other than Vinícius Jr.

As per a report from Diario AS, at the height of the former’s problems:

‘The Brazilian called the Barcelona player to check on him and offer his full support and encouragement.’

It is added that this gesture ‘changed everything’ for Araújo, who has since returned to the pitch with the rest of Hansi Flick’s Barca’s squad.

Conor Laird – GSFN