Real Madrid will face Sevilla and Barcelona soon, but will Vinicius Junior be available?
The Brazilian was sent off for pulling Nathan Dylan-Saliba’s hair in the build-up to the goal that would have made it 2-0, which was disallowed.
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Looking at a similar precedent, when the ball was NOT in play, Johan Mojica received a two-match ban for pulling the hair of Levante player Roger Brugué. However, that incident does not appear to carry the same weight as Vinicius’s, as the Colombian acted deliberately and was looking to provoke a confrontation with the Levante player.
However, what could also lead to a longer ban for Vinicius is his reaction towards the referee after the red card, when he went after him. The referee described it in his match report: “In the 73rd minute of the match, with play stopped, home club player number 7, Mr Vinicius José De Oliveira Do Nascimento, after being sent off and while still on the pitch, continued to protest my decision, shouting at the top of his voice and approaching the area where I was standing in an aggressive manner.”
This reaction could result in a ban of two or more matches. In that case, Vinicius Junior would miss the ‘Clásico’ against Barcelona on October 25. Before that, Real Madrid host Sevilla at the Bernabéu on October 18.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
