Vinicius Junior and his Real Madrid teammates have decided not to travel to Paris for the Ballon d\'Or ceremony as they believe Rodri will receive the award.
Vinicius is one of the leading candidates to win the award after leading Real Madrid to a LaLiga and Champions League double last season.
Vinícius scored 15 goals in LaLiga last season, as well as six in the Champions League, including in Madrid\'s semifinal win over Bayern Munich and in the final against Borussia Dortmund.
\"I think he\'ll win it,\" Carlo Ancelotti said last week.
Vinícius would have been the first Brazilian to win the men\'s Ballon d\'Or since Kaká in 2007.