The Brazilian forward, who played against India, received a four-match ban from Spanish football; here’s why

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UEFA Champions League – AS Roma vs Real Madrid – Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy – October 14, 2026. Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior looks dejected after AS Roma’s Donyell Malen scores his second goal Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. will miss the first Clasico of the season against Barcelona after he was handed a four-match ban by the Spanish Football Federation’s disciplinary committee on Wednesday.Vinicius was sent off during Real’s 1-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday after pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair shortly after coming on as a substitute. According to the disciplinary report for the LaLiga eighth round match, the commission handed him a two-match suspension for the red card offense and added two more matches for protesting at the referee.Vinicius was part of the Brazil squad that beat India 4-0 in a friendly earlier this month in Kolkata.The suspension rules Vinicius out of league games against Sevilla, Barcelona, ​​Racing Santander and Valencia. Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho will therefore be without one of his strikers at the Camp Nou on October 25.Vinicius has started all but one of Real’s games this season. After the incident, he apologized to his teammates and Real Madrid fans on social media.The Clasico comes at an important stage in the title race with Barcelona leading Real by six points in the league table.

Mourinho condemned the “shameless” timing of the ban

Mourinho criticized the timing of the announcement, which came just hours before Real’s Champions League game against Roma on Wednesday. The suspension will keep Vinicius out of a key run of league games, including the Clasico against Barcelona.Vinicius started as Real produced a late comeback to beat Roma 4-3 in the Champions League. Mourinho’s side were 3-1 down with seven minutes remaining before they turned the game around.In his post-match press conference, Mourinho questioned why the decision was announced so close to kick-off, saying it disrupted the team’s preparations.Mourinho said: “Do you think it is normal that a player of the Spanish team who has to play a game that is also important for Spanish football, that two hours before the game the player knows that he has been banned for four matches?“Couldn’t they do it now? Couldn’t they do it tomorrow morning? Do we have to come by bus and almost arrive at the stadium when we find out that Vinicius has a four-match ban?”Mourinho added: “They are doing things shamelessly now. The cat is out of the bag now. Two hours before the game, the player has to know he has a four-match ban.”