Vinicius will not play again this season. And LaLiga will appreciate it because it will win peacefully, but What happened in the match between Mestalla? Valencia And real MadridBeyond the well-meaning statements of all parties, it should be a turning point in the fight against racism. And all this, beyond the fact that Vinicius put on a show at Mestalla where he was arguing with the referee, was the target of a missed penalty, was ejected, and gave the Mestalla fans an ugly gesture with his fingers, sends them into the Second Division. But most of all, there are repeated racial insults against the Madrid forward in various fields.
Ancelotti: “La Liga has a serious problem. They need to stop the games”
Carlo Ancelotti was very clear about everything that happened: “If a player is yelled at for a monkey and a coach has to consider removing him, something is wrong with the League. The league has a problem. You have to stop the game with racism. Here is a stadium screaming monkey and you have to stop the game. I told the opener. There’s something wrong with LaLiga. These racist incidents should stop the game. An entire stadium, not just a fan insulting a player. You have to stop the game. The referee said that we had to inform him as per the protocol, but what he had to do was to stop the game. They were insulting him from the very first minute. But needless to say, Vinicius’ reaction when an entire stadium makes racial slurs makes sense. I wonder what will happen to Mestalla. The situation is quite serious. I don’t want to talk about football.”
Thibaut Courtois He also spoke in favor of his partner and against the racist shouts, confirming what he heard: “One day you should put a camera that focuses only on those people because you can hear the brutality. They told me and made all the gestures. Football has changed from cheering to ‘I go to the stadium and insult’. This is a problem. If Vinicius had said we weren’t going to continue playing, I would have gone with him. The match heated up and Hugo Duro was the first to see the red, holding Vinicius by the neck. Vinicius’ reaction is to pull it out with his hand. It’s okay if the referee thinks it’s red, but the first must go to Hugo Duro.”
Valencia player Justin Kluivert also said against these insults, “We cannot and should not tolerate it. I apologize on behalf of myself and my team. This cannot happen in stadiums and it can happen to any of us. We must stop.”
Vinicius’ message: “Spain is a racist country”
The Brazilian, who took a photo and signed while leaving the stadium, explained everything he experienced on his social media account. “The prize the racists win is my expulsion. This isn’t football, it’s La Liga”warned the Brazilian. He then sent a much harsher message to his networks: “It wasn’t the first, it wasn’t the second, and it wasn’t the third either. Racism is normal in the league. The opponents think this is normal, so the Federation and the opponents applaud him. I am really sad. The championship once owned by Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi is now in the hands of racists. A beautiful nation that greeted me and loved it, but agreed to export the image from a racist country to the world. Sorry for the Spaniards who disagree but Today BrazilSpain is known as the land of racists. And unfortunately with everything that happens every week, I have no way of defending it. I agree. But I am strong and I will go all the way against racists. Even though I’m far from here”
The footage reveals insults such as “Monkey” and gestures imitating a primate to the Brazilian, and choral shouts of “stupid” and “evil”. There are also nine complaints brought up by LaLiga for racial slurs, all of which are dedicated to Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker.
Message from Valencia
Valencia also wanted to take part in this contention with the following statement: “Valencia CF wishes to publicly condemn any insult, attack or disqualification in football. The club, with its commitment to respect and sporting values, publicly reaffirms its stance against physical and verbal violence in stadiums and regrets the events that took place against Real Madrid on the 35th matchday of LaLiga. Insulting any player of the opposing team has no place in football and does not fit the values and identity of Valencia CF. The club is investigating what happened and will take the most drastic action. Likewise, Valencia CF condemns any offense and demands the utmost respect for our fans. Besides these individual incidents, Valencia CF would like to thank the more than 46,000 fans for their help and support of the team in this match played on Sunday, May. 21st.