Vinicius Junior and Real Madrid's medical staff are working so that the forward can play in the derby against Atlético that will be played at the Cívitas on the weekend of September 23 or 24, just one month after the injury he suffered in Balaídos. They are not going to take any risk, but they see the objective set for his return within reach.

The response of the Brazilian, who was not able to join his national team at the beginning of the road to the 2026 World Cup against Bolivia and Peru, could not have been more positive and what initially pointed to six weeks of absence, may be shortened by two and become four.

All the tests that he has undergone on a daily basis are being positive and his return may arrive sooner than initially planned.