Vinicius Junior broke down in tears as he opened up about the racist attacks he regularly faces, while former Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert reacted to X (ex-Twitter).

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Jose Luis Chilavert criticizes Vinicius: “He is the first to insult and attack opponents”

The 58-year-old Chilavert (known for scoring numerous goals despite playing as a goalkeeper) slammed the Real Madrid player.

“Bread and circus. He is the first to insult and attack opponents. Don’t be a fool, football is for men,” Chilavert commented.

Who is Jose Luis Chilavert

JoseIn his career, Luis Chilavert played for such teams as Guarani, San Lorenzo, Real Zaragoza, Velez Sarsfield, Strasbourg and Peñarol.

He distinguished himself as a scorer, scoring numerous goals from penalties and free kicks. For the national team of Paraguay, Chilavert played 74 matches and scored eight goals.

During his career as a professional player, he scored 67 goals, many of them decisive, being the second goalkeeper in this respect after the Brazilian Rogerio Ceny (131).

Chilavert became the first goalkeeper to score a hat-trick in 1999 in a 6-1 match between Velez Sarsfield and Ferro Carril Oeste. Then the Paraguayan goalkeeper distinguished himself with three penalties.

Vinicius Jr. with tears in a press conference when he spoke about racism

Brazil striker Vinicius Junior said in a tearful press conference on Monday that his desire to play football is diminishing as racist incidents against him rise in Spain, AFP reported.

“I’m sorry. I just want to play football. I just want to play, I want to do everything for my club and my family and for black people to never suffer again,” Vinicius told the press very emotionally.

The Real Madrid player spoke out a day before the Spain-Brazil friendly, organized in response to the racist abuse he has suffered since arriving in the Spanish capital in 2018.

“I’ve been seeing this for a long time, and every time it happens, it makes me sadder, and every time I want to play less,” he explained, wiping away tears.

The 23-year-old forward believes, like Dani Carvajal, his teammate at “Real”, that Spain is not a “racist country”, but “there are many racists, there are many of them in the stadiums”.

“Since I first complained about racism in Spain, the situation has worsened… They insult me ​​because of the color of my skin, so I play worse on the pitch,” he said, according to Agerpres.

Vinicius, who was often targeted by opposition fans, has unwittingly become a leader in the fight against racism, but he said he “never thought” of leaving Real Madrid because “it would mean giving justice to the racists”.

“I will stay at the biggest club in the world, scoring as many goals as possible,” promised the Brazilian, who will be the most watched player at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

The friendly between Spain and Brazil takes place on Tuesday 26 March from 22:30 at the Santiago Bernabeu and can be seen live on Digisport 3 and Prima Sport 1.