Story byLa Liga president downplays Vinicius-Simeone altercation in Super Cup semis: ‘Nothing more than an anecdote’Madrid UniversalFri, January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM UTC·2 min readReal Madrid and Atletico Madrid played out a tense derby last night in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, with Los Blancos edging out their rivals 2-1. As is the case with Madrid derbies, there was no shortage of controversy during the match, with the constant altercations between Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone and Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr. making headlines. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFor most of the match, Simeone was seen chattering away at Vinicius, making unsavoury statements to provoke the Brazilian forward. The Argentine was constantly referring to the boos received by the winger at the Santiago Bernabeu recently, while also repeatedly stating that he would be axed by Florentino Perez. Simeone’s antics sparked a strong reaction from Vinicius as well as Xabi Alonso, while Real Madrid too believe that the Atletico head coach crossed a line on Thursday. Javier Tebas not concernedHowever, La Liga president Javier Tebas is far from concerned about the incident as he downplayed the altercation between Vinicius and Simeone as nothing but an anecdote. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Ask Simeone. I think we’ve talked about it many times.