According to rumors in Spanish media on Monday, Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior would be sidelined for up to six weeks due to a hamstring injury.  

The Brazilian's injury was confirmed by Los Blancos in a statement, although they did not mention how long he would be out. 

Vinicius left the game against Celta Vigo on Friday's 1-0 victory at Balaidos due to an injury, keeping Madrid atop La Liga with a perfect record after three games. 


The 23-year-old is scheduled to miss crucial La Liga matches against Real Sociedad and city rival Atletico Madrid prior to the start of the Champions League on September 19. 

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"(Vinicius) wanted to continue, so I don't think it was that serious, he tried, then it hurt a bit," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday after learning that the injury was more serious than initially believed. 

According to Spanish reports, the forward might be out for a month to six weeks, missing up to five games—four in Spain's top division and one in Europe.