In a 2-1 La Liga victory over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, Rodrygo scored the game-winning goal for Real Madrid and raised his fist in honor of teammate Vinicius Junior. The racist taunts directed at the Brazilian winger Vinicius versus Valencia on Sunday were witnessed from the president's box due to a knee injury. In the 89th minute, Rodrygo scored to put Madrid in second place and raised his fist in a nod to the "Black Power" movement.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Raul de Tomas tied the score after Karim Benzema gave Madrid the lead in the first half before Rodrygo decided the match in the closing minutes. Even though Vinicius was not on the field, he was on the players' minds since Madrid lined up before the game wearing his number 20 shirt as a show of support.