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Solari wants to keep Madrid saviour Vinicius grounded

Santiago Solari will reserve excitement over Vinicius Junior despite accepting expectations will soar following his game-changing cameo in Real Madrid's win over Real Valladolid.

Madrid were set for a dispiriting home draw before the teenager broke the deadlock with an 83rd-minute drive that took a heavy deflection off Kiko Olivas.

The Valladolid defender was credited with an own goal but, having only stepped off the bench 10 minutes earlier, Vinicius won the plaudits for setting the eventual 2-0 victory in motion.

Caretaker boss Solari, who has worked with the attacker for Castilla, is happy to let the external hype grow, even if he is not yet buying into it.