Overview
- The Real Federación Española de Fútbol’s Committee of Discipline imposed a four-match suspension after reviewing the referee’s match report and published VAR audio.
- Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera showed Vinícius a direct red card for pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair and the VAR recommendation led to the goal being annulled.
- The committee allocated two matches for violent conduct (the hair pull) and two matches for Vinícius’s loud, aggressive protests noted in the acta, which said teammates had to restrain him.
- As issued, the ban will keep Vinícius out of key upcoming LaLiga games, including the match against Barcelona on October 25, and the club has the right to lodge an appeal.
- Vinícius said he learned of the sanction shortly before Real Madrid’s Champions League trip to Rome, he issued apologies after the incident, and any appeal would need acceptance to suspend the punishment while it is considered.