HAIR PULLING PENALTY WAS HEAVY: VINICIUS OUT OF EL CLASICO

In the exciting week of the Spanish La Liga, Real Madrid defeated the Villarreal team it hosted at the legendary Santiago Bernabeu stadium 1-0. Brazilian star player Vinicius Junior, who started the match on the bench, joined the game instead of Trent in the second half. The talented footballer brought a great mobility to the attack line from the moment he stepped on the pitch. When the minutes showed 71, Vinicius Junior aired the opponent nets and found that controversial second goal of his team. However, right at that moment, the referee examined the position on the screen upon the warning coming from the VAR room. After that detailed examination made, it was clearly determined that the Brazilian player pulled the hair of the opponent defense player during that run going to the goal. The referee canceled the goal right after the examination finished and showed a direct red card to Vinicius Junior in the 73rd minute. The star player took the road to the dressing room with a great sadness. After this flash development experienced, the Real Madrid club discussed the possible penalty its player would receive. The board of directors expected a heavy penalty of exactly 3 matches to come to Vinicius Junior on the grounds of violent conduct. If this scenario happened, it became completely impossible for the Brazilian star to play in that giant El Clasico match to be played with Barcelona at Camp Nou on October 25. However, the officials of the capital team did not give up. The Real Madrid management decided to appeal by taking this penalty to the arbitration board. The purple and white club aimed to reduce that heavy 3-match penalty to at least 2 matches with this strong legal objection, and to train the most important attacking weapon of the team for that critical derby against Barcelona.

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