Not even a quarter of an hour had passed since the final whistle of the match when Carlo Ancelotti. In the Mestalla press room, he announced that Real Madrid did not agree with the expulsion that Vinícius had suffered and that the club would file an appeal.
There is no better spokesperson for the whites than the Italian, who not even the euphoria over a historic comeback that gave him the league leadership clouded his mind to clearly explain the Bernabéu’s editorial line. From the noble zone, their umpteenth disagreement with the arbitration, in this case of Soto Grado, and their indignation at the expulsion suffered by Vinícius, have already begun to leak. It should be remembered that the referee showed the Brazilian a direct red card in the 79th minute of the match after consulting with the VAR about his attack on Dimitrievski.
The Super Cup
Madrid trusts in a maximum sanction of two games that will allow the Brazilian to play in Saudi Arabia
Citing an alleged provocation by the Valencian goalkeeper, Ancelotti’s speech after the match already hinted at one of the main arguments that Madrid will use to request the reduction of the sanction that will be imposed on Vinícius by the Competition Committee, which must meet before the match. Monday at 7 p.m., when the white team plays its first Cup tie.
As reflected in the Soto Grado minutes, Vinícius’ expulsion occurred for “deliberately hitting an opponent in the head, without the ball being in dispute and using not insignificant force.” Madrid are confident that the sanction will not exceed two games with Dimitrievski’s mitigation, which would mean that the Brazilian would serve them in the League. But if the Committee considers the action as aggression, the white striker could be required to play a minimum of 4 matches in any competition, which would cause him to miss the Spanish Super Cup that takes place next week in Saudi Arabia.
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