"The prize the racists earned was my expulsion! It's not football, it's liga@." With this message on social Vinicius Junior, after the episodes of which he was the protagonist, in spite of himself, in Valencia once again denounces what, according to him, is the lack of protection against him by La Liga.
Then, even harder, in an Instagram story. "It wasn't the first time, nor the second or the third. Racism is normal in La Liga - the message of the Brazilian of Real Madrid -. The league that once 'belonged' to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi, today belongs to the racists." "A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and enchants me - continues Vinicius -, has agreed to export abroad the image of a racist country. Forgive the Spaniards who will not agree, but Spain is known today in Brazil as a racist country. And unfortunately, given what happens every week, I cannot defend it. I agree... But I am strong and I will go all the way against racists. Even if that were to happen far from here."
Racism on Vinicius, Ancelotti 'everyone shouted monkey' - In Valencia he did not lose (1-0) Real Madrid, but football. So it is more than justified, at the end of the game, the fury of Carlo Ancelotti, who also usually does not lose his temper and indeed is famous for his calmness. But what he saw and heard today, namely the episodes of racism of which his player Vinicius was 'victim', hurt him and he can't help but talk about it. "I had never seen and heard before - his words - an entire stadium being racist and shouting 'monkey' 'monkey' to a footballer." It happened at the end of the game when Vinicius was sent off for hitting Valencian Hugo Duro. But previously there had been other howls, chants and verses, and many, to the point of inducing the Brazilian to go to the sidelines and point to the stands pointing the finger at those who, according to him, were insulting him. So, while objects rained down from the stands on Vinicius, who had alongside Eder Militao and the captain of Valencia, Gayà, who tried to calm him down ("I want to leave" shouted the No. 20 of Real), the referee made the announcement to the speaker that the game, remained in 'stand by' for ten minutes, risked being definitively interrupted. Then she resumed, until the final brawl. "During the game I spoke with Vinicius because there was a heavy, very negative environment, and I asked him if he wanted to stay on the pitch. But I didn't want to replace him because of racism, it had never happened to me, it's unacceptable. This is not good, the Spanish La Liga has a problem, which is not Vinicius, he is the victim. What can be done? I know that you can't play football like this, and I would say the same thing even if we had won. It's too serious, they insult Vinicius all the time and in the end they show the red card to him. I am very sad, this is a league with great teams but there is something to eradicate, we are in 2023. The only way is to stop the game, it is true that there is a protocol but in cases like this you really have to go home." "There have been complaints about it in the past, but nothing at all," Ancelotti continued. The solution is to stop the games, because then you can't go on. Vinicius is the player who suffers more fouls but also more insults. When they showed him the red card, the whole stadium shouted 'monkey', 'monkey', 'monkey' and that's why I'm very sad: something like this had never happened to me. He is still a boy and wanted to continue, but in these conditions it is complicated. For me today the match should have been suspended permanently, in the stadium they had gone crazy and never before today had I heard racist insults coming from an entire stadium. And as everyone insults you like that, it's hard to stay cold. However, we will support Vini in every way".