Was it a red?
Vinícius pulls Saliba's hair
What happenedAt 1-0, at the start of the move that ends in what would have been 2-0, Vinícius Jr. pulls Nathan Saliba's hair with neither player challenging for the ball. Play goes on and Vinícius ends up scoring. The referee gives the goal on the pitch and the VAR recommends an on-field review of the incident at the monitor.
- Vinícius Jr. · tira del pelo
- Nathan Saliba · recibe el tirón
Vote first. Then you'll see what the referee decided.
Your vote:
Regla 12 · Faltas y conducta incorrecta (conducta violenta)
“Conducta violenta: emplear «fuerza excesiva o con brutalidad contra un adversario» «cuando no le está disputando el balón».”
IFAB Laws of the Game (extract)
Law 12 distinguishes between holding an opponent, punished with a direct free kick and, depending on the case, a yellow, and violent conduct, which is a straight red and requires excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball. The question being voted on is whether a hair pull with no ball in dispute reaches that threshold.
Real Madrid were 1-0 up through a Yan Diomande goal (62'). They finished with ten men and won 1-0. According to COPE, Vinícius was banned for four matches: two for the incident and two for his protests afterwards.
What the media say
“Como interpreta que es de una intensidad alta, roja. La expulsión es clara”
“Vinicius tira del pelo a Saliba sin darse cuenta, agarra donde le pilla pero eso no quita que es tarjeta roja”
“Según las normas es roja, pero a mí me parece un absurdo”
“Es roja directa”
Comments
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