Real Madrid: 3 bold predictions heading into a challenging October 2022

3. Vinicius Jr will emerge as the top scorer in October

Vinicius Jr. has maintained his top form this season after a breakout run last season that gave him instant recognition and acclaim and is also likely to assure him a top 5 Ballon d’Or rating.

Last season, he was clearly the second most important player behind Karim Benzema, with whom he formed a fearsome pair and wreaked havoc in the opposing third. The young Brazilian brought in from the left wing has scored and assisted several goals, and his future prospects to improve and become one of the finest are much brighter.

When Benzema didn’t have a good start to the season, many people were concerned about how it would affect Vinicius, because the belief was that Benzema was the only reason Vini could score all those goals. However, it didn’t take long for the winger to correct the record and establish his identity apart from Benzema’s.

So far this season, the 22-year-old has 5 goals and 3 assists in 8 games for Los Blancos, and he has no plans to slow down anytime soon. With each game that goes by, the goals will gauge Vinicius’ significance and might even argue for Pichichi because of the growing numbers coming from his cleats.

If anything, the return of Karim Benzema from injury will offer Vinicius with a more comfortable setting and assistance from the center of the field as he goes on a number-crunching spree. Something about the forthcoming games suggests that nothing can be done to prevent Vini from being the team’s leading scorer for the month of October.