India, Jan. 10 -- As can happen in any derby in football, the Madrid derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the semifinal stage of the Supercopa de Espana in Jeddah saw tempers boil over. Two already very temperamental figures who wear their hearts on their sleeves were caught up in a vocal spat that involved both team's players and staff, as Vinicius Jr of Real and Atleti head coach Diego Simeone swapped barbs while the former was being substituted off the field.

In the 80th minute, with Real holding on to their 2-1 lead, manager Xabi Alonso subbed off Vinicius. While the winger left the field, he swapped gestures and words with opposition coach Simeone, and the situation escalated: several Real Madrid coaches including Alonso...