The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has condemned the racist insults directed at Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior during the match against Valencia and has called on the authorities to act.
“I want to make a gesture of solidarity with Vinicius, a young man who is undoubtedly the best player at Real Madrid, and who has suffered repeated attacks. I hope FIFA and other entities take action to prevent racism from taking over football,” he said. Lula, on Sunday, in a message on the social network Twitter.
Vinicius criticized LaLiga and Spanish football fans for “normal racism” in the competition, after racist insults marred the duel against Valencia Clube de Futebol Mestalla, in which the Brazilian player refused to play in the match , in which Real Madrid lost 1-0.
“It was not the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in LaLiga. The competition believes that it is normal, the Federation believes that it is normal and the opponents encourage it. I’m sorry. It was from Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi today is one of the racists,” the footballer wrote on Twitter.
“A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and the one I love, but which agreed to export the image of a racist country to the world. I feel sorry for the Spaniards who disagree, but today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists,” she added.
The president of the association, Javier Tebas, reacted and asked the footballer not to let himself be “manipulated”: “Before criticizing and insulting LaLiga, you have to inform yourself well, Vinicius (…) Don’t let yourself be manipulated and make sure you who understands each other’s abilities and the work we’ve been doing together.”
Vinicius continued the exchange of messages on social networks, responding to the message from Thebes, who asked for “action and punishment”. “Once again, instead of criticizing racists, the president of LaLiga appears on social networks to attack me. No matter how much you talk and pretend you don’t read, the image of your championship is shaken,” said the player.
For his part, the Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, said he felt “sad” for the “racist reaction” of the Valencia fans towards the visiting Vinicius, a “very serious and unacceptable problem” in Spanish football, for which He called for strong measures.
“I spoke to him during the game, the atmosphere was very hot, very bad and I asked him if I could continue. The fact that I think I have to take it out because the environment is racist doesn’t seem right to me. What happened to me today never bothered me. It had happened before. It is unacceptable. The Spanish League has a problem, it is not Vinicius, he is the victim of a very serious problem, ”he said at a press conference.
LaLiga requested all the images available to open an investigation, indicating that “once the investigation is finished, in the event that a hate crime is detected, LaLiga will take the corresponding legal actions.”
Source: TSF
