Shocking moment Marcus Thuram ‘goes full on Vinnie Jones’ in Champions League match
INTER MILAN striker Marcus Thuram narrowly avoided a red card against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday after grabbing Stefan Savic’s genitals.
With an aggregate score of 2-2, the Champions League last-16 match went to extra time.
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And just 10 minutes after the restart, Atletico defender Savic was shocked by his opponent.
The Montenegro international tried to get close to his man just before a throw-in, but Thuram retaliated by grabbing his genitals.
Savic immediately went down in pain before VAR reviewed the incident, but the Inter Milan striker avoided a penalty.
Fans on social media compared it to when Vinnie Jones did the same to Paul Gascoigne in 1988.
One person took to X to write: “Thuram doing a ‘Vinnie Jones’ 😂.”
Another commented: “Thuram channels his inner Vinnie Jones.”
A third wrote: “Marcus Thuram just went full Vinnie Jones on Savic 😂🍒.”
While a fourth added: “WTF, Thuram just went full Vinnie Jones on Savic. And nothing was given. Hilarious.”
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Inter boss Simone Inzaghi quickly replaced Thuram after the incident.
However, the Serie A team lost 3-2 on penalties.
After the match, Savic said: “It’s a dream night for us. If I wasn’t on the pitch, I would have loved to be in the stands to watch this match. It was an incredible match, almost like a final.”
“I’m so happy because we were in a difficult situation and no one believed in us except the fans.
“The boss said before the game that we had to be ready because it was going to be a long night.”
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