Five-time World Champions Brazil were handed a huge blow on Wednesday when Vinicius Junior was shown a second yellow card of the tournament in Selecao’s last group stage match against Columbia. As a result of the second yellow card in the team’s 1-1 draw, the Real Madrid forward miss Brazil’s Copa America quarterfinal match with Uruguay due to suspension.
Vinicius Jr to miss out on Brazil vs Uruguay
The match in Santa Clara, California, was underway for only seven minutes when he was booked for bringing down James Rodriguez. That came after a caution against Paraguay in the game’s 83rd minute during the 4-1 victory; he had scored twice in that contest.
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Brazil coach not too worried
“It happens,” head coach Dorival Junior said. “It was an important game and I wasn’t going to rest anyone. We started the game very well.
“It was very strange, the booking. It was the first challenge of the game. But people say we have to learn to play without our big stars, so now is the time.
“In certain moments, we won’t have important players. We’ve already lost Neymar. It’s a moment for other players to step up,” he said.
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