Vinicius jumped to the bench again at the Mestalla, where he suffered the second dismissal of his career. On his return to the stadium where he began his crusade against racism, and with ‘Che’ fans taunting him with the “Vinicius Beach Ball”, referring to the fact that he didn’t win and Rodri did, the Brazilian became a star again. .
Real Madrid won against Valencia, but not thanks to The Best. Moreover, he did it in spite of him, because of his persistent attitude, and for which until now he seemed to have gone unpunished, he was punished once and for all. Vini saw his first red card of the season in the second half (the second he received at the Mestalla), after a violent reaction on Dimitrievski, but with the need for Soto Grado to consult VAR.
The action took place without the ball being involved. The Valencia goalkeeper went to Vinicius for the eleventh complaint in the area and it did not please the Brazilian, who stood up and hit Dimitrievski in the face with his hands, making the red card inevitable.
This is how Soto Grado justified it in the minutes of the match: “In the 79th minute, the player (7) De Oliveira Do Nascimento, Vinicius José, was sent off for the following reason: For intentionally hitting an opponent in the head, without contesting the ball, using less force.”
“Once sent off, said player must be restrained by members of his club and taken to the locker room while his protests continue,” added Soto Grado in the Valencia-Real Madrid minutes.
The penalty to which Vinicius was exposed
Since Vinicius’ action on Dimitrievski was assessed as aggression, the situation for Real Madrid facing the Spanish Super Cup could not be worse, as they will lose the Brazilian for it.
At the very least, Vini will lose four games because of what happened at Mestalla, with a maximum of twelve games, even without considering that scenario. The first game to lose is the Copa del Rey against Deportiva Minera and this will be followed by the Super Cup semi-finals against Mallorca and a must-win final if Real Madrid win.
Real Madrid are expected to challenge the sanction to try to get Vinicius Jr’s sanction reduced and expect him to come soon. “We will appeal, we don’t think it’s red,” Ancelotti said at a press conference.
Source: La Verdad
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