Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior faces Roma fresh from learning suspension fate as El Clasico decision is made

By Matt Law | 14 Oct 2026 20:47, Last updated: 14 Oct 2026 20:50

Vinicius Junior was restored to the Real Madrid starting lineup against Roma connected Wednesday night, caller from the quality that helium volition miss El Clasico against Barcelona astatine the extremity of the month.

The Brazil planetary has recovered it hard to marque his people for Real Madrid this season, lone managing 1 extremity and 3 assists successful 10 appearances for Jose Mourinho's side.

Vinicius dropped to the seat for Real Madrid's La Liga clash with Villarreal connected Saturday, but helium was sent disconnected aft entering arsenic a substitute, having pulled the hairsbreadth of Nathan Saliba.

The attacker has been handed a four-game prohibition for his sending-off, which volition see El Clasico against Barcelona connected October 25.

Vinicius volition miss the matches against Sevilla (October 18), Barcelona (October 25), Racing de Santander (November 1) and Valencia (November 7).

Vinicius handed four-game La Liga ban, volition miss El Clasico

The 26-year-old volition not beryllium capable to diagnostic successful La Liga again until aft the November planetary break, with Real Madrid returning to enactment against Celta Vigo connected November 22.

The Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary committee confirmed that Vinicius had been banned for 2 games for convulsive behaviour and different 2 games for his aggravated absorption to the decision.

Vinicius thought that helium had sent Real Madrid 2 goals up connected the nighttime erstwhile helium converted aft a walk from Jude Bellingham, but a VAR reappraisal saw the extremity disallowed and subsequently led to the South American being fixed his marching orders.

Mourinho fumes astatine timing of Vinicius suspension announcement

Real Madrid caput manager Jose Mourinho slammed the timing of the announcement, arsenic it came conscionable earlier the team's Champions League clash with Roma.

"The question for the committee is wherefore they released the punishment successful this moment," Mourinho told Movistar. "If you inquire that question, it's due to the fact that you deliberation it could impact him. If not, you wouldn't inquire maine the question.

"I deliberation you should inquire the committee wherefore they didn't bash it this morning, oregon time morning, and wherefore they bash it 2 hours earlier an important crippled for Real Madrid, without forgetting that Real Madrid are a Spanish club."

Vinicius was heavy linked with a determination to Arsenal implicit the summertime earlier yet signing a caller semipermanent declaration with the Spanish giants.

Real Madrid are level astatine 1-1 with Roma astatine the interval of Wednesday's Champions League contest, with Kylian Mbappe connected the scoresheet for the superior giants.