Real Madrid's Appeal of Vinicius Jr. Suspension Rejected

Real Madrid appealed the Disciplinary Committee's decision, but it has not prospered, and the Appeals Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation ruled on the four-match suspension of Vinicius Jr. So it is now completely official: the Brazilian will not be able to play until Nov. 22, when Madrid hosts Celta de Vigo at the Bernabeu, after that month's international break.

Let's remember that Vinicius saw the red card last Saturday when they hosted Villarreal. In that match, Vinicius created a great play down the left flank alongside Jude Bellingham, who used his physical power to cover the entire field and look for the great diagonal to the Brazilian. However, during this run at full speed, the Merengue forward pulled Nathan Saliba's hair.

Something for which he later came out to apologize and clarify that the hair pull was not intentional, but rather that one of his fingers got tangled with the player's hair tie. Even Saliba himself understood what happened, since he did not even try to sell the foul or make it look more serious than it really was. However, the referee's report determined it was a hair pull, so he was sanctioned.

The next four matches Vinicius will miss in the league are: against Sevilla this Sunday, Oct. 18, a game that will take place at the Bernabeu. An important match, since it is Real Madrid's main pursuer in LaLiga. While the merengues are in fourth place in the table, the red-and-white side remains in fifth place, so defeat is not an option, and the three points must be sought.

Later, on Oct. 25, comes El Clasico at the Camp Nou, the most important match in this first half of the season. Barcelona has reached a six-point lead over the merengues, and this becomes the perfect opportunity for Madrid to get to only three points away. However, defeat would be extremely costly, since the gap would reach nine points, which would be very difficult to come back from.

On Nov. 1, they will face Racing de Santander away, and on Nov. 7, Valencia at Mestalla, matches that, on paper, are simpler for Madrid, which will come from possibly facing the most solid team in Europe so far this season at their home and with their people. But you should never underestimate the rival; depending on what happens at the Camp Nou, these two matches will suddenly be intense, with a motivated Madrid or against a downcast Madrid.