Vinicius Junior is not set to join up with Brazil for the September international break as the injury that he sustained against Celta Vigo is expected to sideline him for longer than initially expected. The 23-year-old forward was forced off 18 minutes into Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory in La Liga on Friday evening with a thigh problem. Carlo Ancelotti said at full-time that Vinicius Jr would likely sit out his side’s match against Getafe next Saturday but played down the seriousness of the injury and expected him to return after the international break. The Brazil international was...
“Vinicius has had a discomfort in the first half and we changed him, in the next few hours we will know what he has,” Ancelotti said on Friday. “He wanted to continue, so I don’t think it was something very serious. He tried, it bothered him a little bit and I changed him.
“He won’t play for sure against Getafe, but I think he will be able to after the break. Without him, obviously, it was a bit more difficult, also because they played very well at the back”. Ancelotti had also played down the need to bring in attacking reinforcements following Vinicius’ injury. “I think this squad is showing that it is complete,” he added. “If we are able to win without Courtois, Militao, Karim, Vinicius…, it means it is well put together. They have done well.”
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