Vinicius was sanctioned this Tuesday for two games after his expulsion in Mestalla for pushing Valencia goalkeeper, Dimitrievski, in the 79th minute of the match, as reported by the Royal Spanish Football Federation RFEF in a statement. In this way, the Brazilian Real Madrid player will be able to play in the Spanish Super Cup this Thursday in the match between the whites and Mallorca in Jeddah (8:00 p.m., Movistar+). However, he will miss the next two League games against Las Palmas and Valladolid (January 19 and 25, respectively).
The Competition Committee has taken into account the wording of the minutes of Soto Grado, referee of the Valencia – Real Madrid match, which ruled out the classification of the action as aggression by Vinicius on the Valencian goalkeeper. This would have aggravated the punishment to at least four games of suspension and would have prevented the striker from playing in the semi-finals of the Super Cup and a hypothetical final if the whites qualified. According to Soto Grado in the document, Vini was sent off for “deliberately hitting an opponent in the head, when the ball was not in play, using not insignificant force. Once expelled, said player had to be restrained by club members and taken to the locker room while his protests continued.” The RFEF has indicated in its statement that the Madrid footballer is sanctioned “for acting violently on the sidelines of the game, not being able to contest the ball or the stopped play.”
