MADRID: On Sunday, Vincius Junior was the target of yet more racial slurs, and the Brazilian star declared that the Spanish league “now belongs to racists.”
The most recent slur directed at Vincius occurred during Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Valencia. The match had to be called off for a while because the Brazil forward claimed that a fan had insulted him behind one of the goals at Mestalla Stadium.
“It wasn’t the initial time, or the second or the third. In LaLiga, racism is commonplace. Vincius stated on Instagram and Twitter that the competition, the federation, and the opponents encourage it. Racists now control the league that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano (Ronaldo), and Lionel Messi. However, I am strong and will fight the racists until the end. even if you’re far from here.
Since moving to Spain five years ago, the Black Vincius, who is 22 years old, has been the target of racist abuse.
After Vincius claimed that fans at Mestalla chanted “monkey” at him, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti considered firing the star forward. He stated that Vincius initially refused to play.
“What happened today shouldn’t occur,” Ancelotti said. ” When a coach considers removing a player from the field because a stadium yells “monkey,” it indicates that there is something wrong with this league.
The veteran mentor would not discuss the game after what occurred, saying his group’s misfortune amounted to nothing.
Ancelotti stated, “The game should have been stopped.” This should not occur. As has occurred in a number of stadiums, it was not a single individual. Here, it was an arena racially offending a player, the game needed to stop. I would have said exactly the same thing assuming that it was 3-0 for us. There was no other option but to end the game.
Ancelotti claimed that he asked the referee to stop the game, but he was informed that the protocol was to first notify the fans and then take additional action if the issue persisted.
According to Ancelotti, Vincius didn’t want to continue playing, but he told the player that he was the victim and that he wasn’t responsible for anything. Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said he would have left the field with Vinicius assuming his partner had chosen to quit playing.
“Vinícius is disturbed, clearly, yet more than upset, he is miserable,” Ancelotti said.
As per Spanish media reports, Valencia has recognized two fans who supposedly offended Vinícius behind one of the objectives.
On social media, some people said that fans were saying “tonto,” which means silly, rather than “mono,” which means monkey.
Valencia later said it anticipated that Ancelotti should apologize to Valencia fans for blaming them for bigotry subsequent to misconception information disclosed. During a news conference, the coach stated that the referee would not have initiated the racism protocol if he did not believe that racism existed in the stadium.
Vincius was later dismissed after getting into a fight with Valencia players. As he left the field, he told the home fans about their team’s fight against relegation. With the 1-0 victory, Valencia opened a five-point gap over the three teams in the bottom three heading into the final three rounds, a significant step toward avoiding the drop.
“My expulsion was the racists’ reward!” Vincius wrote on Instagram, “It’s not soccer, it’s LaLiga,” alongside the slogan of the Spanish league.
Vincius had called the referee in the 70th minute and began pointing to a Valencia fan sitting nearby. The player went close to the stands and faced the fans while players from the two groups attempted to reestablish quiet.
Police in the end showed up in the stands to manage the allies. Fans were urged to behave in an announcement.
Vincius was sent off for pushing one of his opponents away with a hand to his face after clashing with Valencia players shortly after the match resumed at Mestalla was stopped for about seven minutes.
After the choice of his launch was made following a video survey, Vinícius began hailing incidentally. He made a “going down” gesture in protest of being demoted as he left the field. That irritated Valencia bench members, who rushed Vincius as he left the field and caused the game to be temporarily halted once more.
Valencia mentor Rubén Baraja denounced the way of behaving of Valencia fans yet additionally reprimanded Vinícius, saying he ought to have regarded the club and its allies.
Vinícius’ partner Dani Ceballos scrutinized the fans yet said he likewise anticipated that Vinícius should apologize for his signals subsequent to being shipped off.
Vincius’s reaction, according to Ancelotti, was normal in light of what he had experienced earlier.
The Spanish league stated that it has requested game footage in order to determine what took place. It will likewise test potential put-downs against Vinícius outside Mestalla, when a huge gathering of fans likewise purportedly called the player a monkey as the Madrid transport showed up.
Association president Javier Tebas condemned Vinícius for going after the association without completely understanding what it has done as of late to battle prejudice, and saying the player didn’t appear for chats regarding the matter that he had mentioned himself.
Over the past two seasons, the league has filed nine formal complaints regarding Vincius’ racist abuse, with many of the cases being put on hold. After allegedly racially insulting the Brazilian during a game, a Mallorca fan may face trial.
The case involving Athletic Bilbao forward Iaki Williams, who was racially abused by an Espanyol fan during a match in 2020, is expected to go to trial for the first time this year in Spanish professional soccer.