Overview
- The RFEF Appeal Committee rejected Real Madrid's challenge on Friday, October 16, and confirmed a four-match suspension for Vinicius Junior.
- The red card stems from an incident against Villarreal in which Vinicius pulled Nathan Saliba's hair and the sending-off was confirmed after a VAR review.
- Vinicius will miss LaLiga games against Barcelona (El Clásico on October 25), Sevilla, Racing Santander and Valencia under the four-match ban.
- Real Madrid had asked the committee to annul or reduce the two-match ban for the sending-off and to remove two extra matches imposed for complaints to referee Díaz de Mera, but the appeal failed.
- Vinicius is expected to return to LaLiga after the next international window for the Celta de Vigo match on the weekend of November 21–22, and Real Madrid will need other forwards to cover his absence in the intervening fixtures.