Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian footballer of Real Madrid, became the object of racism in the match lost on Sunday at Valencia with a score of 1:0 in the 35th stage of LaLiga.
Vinicius, the target of racism in Spain: “Today the primacy belongs to the racists”
In the 65th minute, Vinicius collided with Valencia fans and the match was stopped for ten minutes. In the end, the Brazilian gave up and received a red card (’90+7), hitting Hugo Duro in the face.
“It was not the first time, not the second time, and not the third time. Racism is normal in La Liga. This competition sees it as normal, so does the federation, and opponents encourage it. Sorry.
The championship that once belonged to players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi is now owned by racists.
A wonderful country that welcomed me with open arms and that I love, but agreed to export the image of a racist country to the world. I apologize to the Spaniards who disagree with this, but today Spain is known as the country of racists in Brazil.
Unfortunately, with everything that happens every week, I have no way to defend myself. I agree. But I am strong and will go to the end against racists, even if I am far away” – Vinicius on Instagram.
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Carlo Ancelotti rushes to Vinicius’ defense: “We’re in 2023”
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said that Vinicius had insulted the entire stadium and asked the Federation to take action.
“I spoke to Vinnie during the game because the atmosphere was so hot. I asked him if he wanted to continue. I didn’t want to take him out because the whole stadium was showing racism. This has never happened to me! Not so!
It is not acceptable for the Spanish league to have such a problem. Vinicius is the victim and nothing is done. You can’t play football like that. What is happening is too serious, it has gone too far. It’s a championship with great teams, but we have to eliminate racism because it’s 2023.
The only way is to stop the game. True, there is protocol, but we should all go home when we witness such moments. It cannot continue like this.
Vinicius is the player who suffers the most fouls and the one who receives the most abuse. After the red card, the whole stadium shouted at him “Monkey, monkey!” and imitated the sounds of a monkey.
I am very sad, this has never happened to me. He is a child and wanted to continue, but in these conditions it is very difficult” – Carlo Ancelottiquoted by Marca.
The President of Brazil intervened for Vinicius: “It’s unfair”
At a press conference on Monday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wanted to convey a message of solidarity with Vinicius.
“He was attacked. He was called “monkey”. It is impossible in the 21st century to have such strong racial prejudice in so many football stadiums. It is not fair that a poor boy who could be the best in the world – he is definitely the best at Real Madrid – is insulted in every stadium where he plays,” Lula, President of Brazil.
Source: Hot News
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