The Appeal Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation confirmed the four-match suspension of Brazilian striker Vinicius, maintaining the decision made by the Disciplinary Committee last Wednesday. The sanction includes two games for the “direct red” after the incident with Villarreal goalkeeper Saliba, and another two for the protests he made before the referee.
Real Madrid presented an appeal to the Appeals body requesting a reduction of the sentence, but the committee rejected all of the white club's allegations. In response, the merengue institution has decided to go to the Sports Administrative Court (TAD) to try to have the sanction modified.
With the suspension in force, Vinicius will miss the next matches against Sevilla, Barcelona, Racing and Valencia. The player will return to action in LaLiga on the weekend of November 21-22, when Real Madrid faces Celta.