Rodri revealed that he didn\'t object to Vinicius boycotting the Ballon d\'Or ceremony last month. Vini decided to skip the ceremony after he learned he would finish second behind Rodri.
\"Why would it hurt me [that Vinicius wasn\'t there]?\" Rodri -- who is out of action with a long-term ACL injury picked up in September -- said in an interview with COPE radio on Monday.
\"It was my moment, to enjoy with my family. The last thing I\'d be thinking about is people who weren\'t there, and didn\'t want to participate.\"
Rodri did say, however, that he would have probably voted for Dani Carvajal over Vini.
\"I love that people vote what they feel. It\'s someone\'s opinion,\" Rodri said. \"I respect Vinicius hugely, and Real Madrid, and anyone who knows me knows it ... I\'d vote for Carvajal, and Vinícius too. Maybe Carvajal second.\"