The former Lyon playmaker managed to play 55 minutes of the Cruz de Malta’s 3-0 victory over Madureira in the Campeonato Carioca on Sunday, before asking to be replaced.
It’s unknown how long Juninho’s injury will rule him out for, but it’s understood that Vasco’s medical department insist on playing the veteran midfielder no more than once a week.
Vasco’s 19-man squad that travelled to Paraguay:
Fernando Prass, Alessandro; Fagner, Thiago Feltri, Dedé, Rodolfo, Renato Silva; Nilton, Eduardo Costa, Fellipe Bastos, Allan, Romulo, Felipe, Diego Souza, Chaparro, Abelairas; Alecsandro, Eder Luis, Wiliam Barbio
