After the new racist insults that Vinicius suffered this weekend, Real Madrid decided to respond by filing a complaint in court.
And history repeated itself again… Sunday, on the lawn of Mestalla, Vinicius was once again the victim of racist insults from the supporters of Valencia, who won 1-0 in front of Real Madrid. In the aftermath of this new sad episode, Real Madrid broke their silence via a press release, in which the Casa Blanca condemned these actions towards their Brazilian winger and announces to lodge a complaint with the Spanish courts.
“Real Madrid expresses its strongest condemnation of the events that took place yesterday against our player Vinícius Junior, first indicated the Madrid club. These events are a direct attack on the model of coexistence of our social and democratic rule of law. Real Madrid considers that these attacks also constitute a hate crime and has therefore filed the corresponding complaint with the Office of the Attorney General of the State, specifically with the Office of the Prosecutor against Hate Crimes and Discrimination, so that the facts can be investigated and responsibilities can be established. »
“Article 124 of the Spanish Constitution establishes that the functions of the Public Ministry are to promote the action of justice in defense of legality, citizens’ rights and the public interest.continue the residents of the Santiago Bernabéu. For this reason, and given the seriousness of the facts that have occurred, Real Madrid has turned to the State Public Prosecutor’s Office, without prejudice to his appearance as a private prosecutor in the proceedings to be initiated. » Since these new facts of racism affecting Spanish football, Vinicius has received many supports, including those of his coach Carlo Ancelotti and his partner Karim Benzema, or even Kylie Mbappé and the Brazilian Ronaldo.