Vinicius misses Derby due to gastroenteritis

Madrid, September 24 (EFE) – Brazilian Vinicius Júnior missed the last minute of Real Madrid’s derby against Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano in Civitas due to gastroenteritis, which postponed his to return against Rath on Wednesday, September 27th. Palmas.

Vinicius, who has just returned from a muscle injury, became the big news on Saturday when Carlo Ancelotti was called up for the Madrid derby after a month-long absence. He will ultimately not be at the Met due to gastroenteritis, according to the Whites’ website.

Real Madrid issued a statement later in the morning informing them of the Brazilian’s condition, which prevented him from concentrating with the rest of the squad in the hours leading up to the derby.

Vinicius completed his recovery from a torn right biceps femoris muscle on August 25 and returned to the team this week. Despite completing just two training sessions at the same pace as his team-mates, Ancelotti summoned the Brazilian for the derby, suggesting he still wasn’t physically fit to start and ensuring he would decide on Sunday whether he will feature. Game minutes.

Englishman Jude Bellingham’s timely recovery from gastroenteritis ruled him out of training on Thursday and Friday, while Vinicius suffered the same problem hours before the game and was ruled out.

In doing so, the Brazilian forward will miss the fourth of Real Madrid’s seven games this season, having previously missed La Liga games against Getafe and Real Sociedad, as well as his Champions League debut against Union Berlin.

Ancelotti’s plan is to wait for Vinicius to return to positive form and resume training on Monday ahead of the seventh league matchday, when Real Madrid face Las Palmas at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. 7:00 p.m.

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