This Sunday (4), Vinicius Jr. was dropped at the last minute from the starting line-up of the Real Madrid for the derby against Atlético de Madridat the Santiago Bernabéu, for round 23 of LALIGA.
Before the ball rolled, the Brazilian striker was named among the starters by the Spanish club, but left the starting eleven after experiencing a physical problem during the warm-up.
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According to information provided by the correspondent of ESPN in Spain Gustavo HoffmanVini Jr. felt pain in the cervical spine region and, because of that, he went to the bench, giving way to Brahim Diaz.
The Merengue number 7 had already been feeling uncomfortable in the region in recent days, and the situation worsened during the warm-up, which made the Brazilian a low number among the starters.
Vinicius Jr. was missing from Real Madrid’s starting lineup for the derby against Atlético de Madrid due to neck pain Jose Breton/Getty Images