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Vinícius apologises after red card, faces possible El Clásico suspension
Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 in LaLiga, but forward Vinícius Júnior was sent off after a video review showed him pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair.
His apparent second goal was disallowed, and Madrid had to defend their lead with 10 players.
Vinícius apologised to his teammates and fans after the match.
The red card came as he was trying to regain form and had been left out of the starting lineup.
Spanish football rules treat hair-pulling as violent conduct, which can bring a suspension of one to three matches if no injury is caused.
The Spanish football federation’s disciplinary panel is due to confirm his punishment this week.
If suspended, Vinícius could miss El Clásico against Barcelona on October 25.
Vinícius Júnior apologised to Real Madrid fans and teammates after being sent off against Villarreal for pulling an opponent’s hair.
The straight red card came after a video review disallowed a goal he thought he had scored.
The Spanish football federation’s disciplinary panel is due to confirm his punishment, which could rule him out of El Clásico on October 25.
Real Madrid won 1-0, and coach José Mourinho later skipped his scheduled post-match news conference.
Vinícius has scored one goal in nine appearances for Madrid across competitions this season.
- Who
- Vinícius Júnior, Real Madrid forward.
- What
- He was sent off for pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair and apologised to his teammates and fans. He could face suspension.
- When
- Saturday; the disciplinary panel is due to confirm the punishment this week, ahead of El Clásico on October 25.
- Where
- In Real Madrid’s LaLiga match against Villarreal at the Bernabéu.
- Why
- A video review showed Vinícius pulling Saliba’s hair in the build-up to a goal that was later disallowed.
Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Villarreal defender Juan Foyth
View of red card
Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Tchouaméni said he did not understand the referees’ decision to show a red card.
Villarreal defender Juan Foyth
Foyth said he did not think Vinícius meant to hurt anyone, but that it was a red card.
The joy remains. Sorry to my team and the fans,
I don't understand what's happening with the referees, with the red card. I don't understand it,
I don't think he meant to hurt anyone but it is a red card,
I played several matches without scoring any goal with the national team, and I felt the importance of returning to scoring,
Vinícius came on in the 52nd minute against Villarreal, and a video review led to his goal being disallowed and a straight red card.
Vinícius apologised to his teammates and fans on Instagram.
The Spanish football federation’s disciplinary panel is due to confirm Vinícius’s punishment.
Real Madrid are scheduled to play Sevilla, their only league match before travelling to Barcelona.
Real Madrid are scheduled to face Barcelona in El Clásico.
- Match result
- Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
- Red-card incident
- Vinícius pulled Nathan Saliba’s hair
- Possible suspension
- Hair-pulling can carry a ban of one to three matches when no injury is caused, according to India Today
- Next league match
- Real Madrid vs Sevilla on October 18
- El Clásico
- October 25, at Camp Nou according to India Today
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