OFFICIAL: The RFEF 'forgives' Vinicius with 2 match suspension in LaLiga

Vinicius Jr. escaped receiving an exemplary punishment for the red card he received during the Valencia-Real Madrid (1-2) match. This Tuesday, the Competition Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed the predictions, with a sanction of only 2 matches for his altercation with Stole Dimitrievski. The '7' had to be pushed by his teammates towards the Mestalla locker room, completely out of control, but he will ultimately only miss two matches in LaLiga.

And since it was an expulsion resulting from "a violent action during the game," the Madrid '7' will be able to serve his punishment in the competition in which he was expelled. 'Vini' will have no restrictions to play in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup (against Mallorca) or a hypothetical final next Sunday, as long as he does not receive another red card against the Balearic team. The sanction will also not prevent him from playing in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, where the whites await their opponent in Wednesday's draw.

The matches Vinicius will miss with Real Madrid

Thus, the Brazilian will only miss the next two matchdays of the League, against Las Palmas (January 19, at home) and Valladolid (January 25, away). The winger, in fact, played 27 minutes on Monday in the match against Deportiva Minera (0-5) while awaiting sanction from the RFEF. Had the grabbing against Dimitrievski been considered aggression, the player from São Gonçalo would have faced, at a minimum, a four-match suspension.

However, the wording of the report by César Soto Grado after the Valencia-Real Madrid match cleared Vini of blame. The referee stated that the forward was expelled for "". Conversely, if the referee had clarified that the winger grabbed the goalkeeper's neck with both hands while the ball was out of play (as it actually happened), the decision of the Competition Committee would have been much harsher.