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Brazil's emerging ace Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) cannot play against Uruguay in an important match.
Vinicius was warned of unnecessary fouls in the third round of the 2024 Copa America group stage against Colombia at Levi's Stadium in California on the 3rd (Korea time), and will miss the quarterfinals against Uruguay scheduled for the 7th due to a suspension of one game due to cumulative warnings.
Vinicius was warned when he hit Colombian ace James Rodriguez of Sao Paulo six minutes into the game. Vinicius, who had earlier received his first warning in the second group match against Paraguay, was warned for the second consecutive game. In the match against Paraguay, he showed another non-manner play in four days at a time when he was openly criticized by the opposing team's coach for showing a sandpaper technique (rainbow flick) that seemed to mock the opponent.
Vinicius has often been given unnecessary warnings for provoking opponents for Real. Last season alone, he was warned 12 times, including the cup.
It is a serious blow for Brazil. 'Original ace' With Neymar (Al-Hilal) downed in the aftermath of his long-term injury, Vinicius was indispensable to the Brazilian national team, which is trying to win the championship for the first time in five years since 2019.
Vinicius, who led his team to the double championship of the European Champions League and Spain's Primera Liga by scoring 24 goals including the Cup as a member of Real in the 2023-2024 season, is considered to be below expectations by scoring only five goals in 31 A matches in a Brazilian uniform, but he has been revived by scoring multiple goals in the last Paraguay match. Brazilian coach Dorival Junior has no choice but to think about how to fill the gap between the main strikers.
Brazil didn't even follow the luck of the match. Brazil took the lead in the 12th minute by scoring the first goal with a picturesque free kick from Rafaela (Barcelona). However, in the second minute of extra time in the first half, Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) scored an equalizer to tie the game 1-1. Vinicius played full-time for 90 minutes with one warning, but he was consistent with an unnourished performance with just 28 cheek touches, just one shot and zero dribbling success. Brazil, which had five points with only one win in three games, advanced to the round of 16 as the second place in the group behind Colombia, which had two wins, one draw and seven points.
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If he had ranked first in the group, he would have met Panama in the quarterfinals, but finishing second in the group faced Uruguay, who is ranked first in Group C. Uruguay, led by head coach Marcelo Bielsa, is a tricky opponent, maintaining good momentum by winning all three games in the group stage. Brazil lost 0-2 in the World Cup qualifying round in October last year, breaking the 22-year-old unbeaten match against Uruguay.
Meanwhile, the quarterfinals match table was completed after the group D schedule. Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela and Canada, Colombia and Panama, Uruguay and Brazil will clash. The number of matches between Argentina and Brazil is only when the two teams have reached the final.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
