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Sent off in the Liga on Saturday, Vinicius first apologised to his team and the supporters, then shared a social media post challenging his treatment. He was shown a red card after pulling an opponent’s hair in the match against Villarreal, which ended 1-0.
The Real Madrid winger had initially thought he had scored, but the goal was ruled out. He was then dismissed for his action against Nathan Saliba. Vinicius responded in two stages on Instagram: « The joy goes on... Sorry to my team and the supporters », he wrote in an initial post accompanied by a photo of himself.
Vinicius later shared a post from a fan account which complained: « The one who gets yellow and red cards is always Vinicius, what a disgrace ». He risks several matches of suspension for pulling Saliba’s hair, while enduring a very difficult start to the season with Real Madrid.
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