Bad news for Real Madrid. Vinícius was injured during the match that the Brazilian team played on Thursday against Colombia in Barranquilla, with victory for the coffee growers thanks to two goals from Luis Díaz. The green and yellow winger had to leave the field of play in the 26th minute due to a muscle injury, apparently in his left thigh.
At half-time, Vinícius got up from the bench and went straight to the locker room tunnel, walking limply and with a cumbersome ice bandage on his left thigh. This Friday he will undergo tests to find out the extent of the injury. "I think it's the same as last time. I took a hit there and I was a little hurt later."
The last physical mishap that the white team player was referring to, at the beginning of the season, left him in dry dock for a month and he missed four games with his club. If confirmed, he would be the second player that Carlo Ancelotti would lose in this FIFA window, since this week Eduardo Camavinga broke up with France and will be out for about eight weeks.
In the last match against Valencia, Madrid was without Bellingham, Tchouaméni, Kepa, Arda Güler and Dani Ceballos, in addition to the long-term injured Éder Militão and Courtois.
The Colombian team beat Brazil for the first time in the South American World Cup Qualifiers and won 2-1 with a double from Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla. In the exciting duel on the fifth day of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Canarinha had taken the lead with a score by Gabriel Martinelli and faced the hosts in a blow-by-blow match, who went out to find the result and took three key points.
With this result, Colombia climbed to third place with nine points, while Brazil fell to fifth place with seven, which leaves it in a delicate situation.
Fernando Diniz's team came out to crush the locals and in a stormy start created the first opportunity in the 1st minute in a great collective play between Raphinha and the full-back Emerson Royal, who sent a cross for Vinicius who headed and sent the ball through. above Camilo Vargas' goal.
In that context, the score was 0-1 in a wall between Vinícius and Gabriel Martinelli, who finished off and overcame the resistance of the coffee goalkeeper at minute 3.
The hosts shook themselves and began to get dangerously close to Alisson's goal. The first opportunity came at 15 in an individual adventure by Díaz on the left that ended with a pass for midfielder Jorge Carrascal. This is how the locals' shots followed one another, creating danger in the Brazilian goal with shots from Díaz and James, mainly, while the visitors appealed to the talent of Rodrygo, who put on the team's leader's shirt.
The match maintained the same pace in the complementary stage and Canarinha was very close to expanding the advantage with two shots by Raphinha, who became Rodrygo's ideal partner, which were saved by Vargas.
Colombia had lost clarity but was playing on Brazilian territory and that was how they began to send cross balls. That allowed him to equalize at 74 when full-back Cristian Borja, who entered in the second half, sent a cross and Díaz, alone in the area, headed in to celebrate the 1-1 score.
The team maintained that momentum and at 78, in a good play by winger Daniel Muñoz on the right, the ball reached James who sent another cross to Díaz, who excitedly celebrated the 2-1 even though he was resentful and almost went out. from the field of play minutes before.
In the end, Brazil suffered due to the fatigue of its players and Colombia took a historic victory that places it in the standings and makes it dream of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
On the next matchday, scheduled for Tuesday, the coffee growers will visit Paraguay, while the Canarinha will host Argentina in the South American classic.
