Valencia CF has issued a second official statement regarding the club’s ‘Vinícius case’. The Brazilian player will expel the fans who make racist movements from the stadium for life. This is the full statement:
Here is the official statement of Valencia CF:
“The club strongly condemns such behavior, which has no place in football and is incompatible with the values of Valencia CF and its supporters.
Valencia CF, with its lasting commitment to racism and all forms of violence, announced that the police identified a supporter who made racist gestures to Vinícius Jr during the 35th Matchday match against Real Madrid at Camp de Mestalla and that work is underway. in a coordinated manner to authenticate other possible allusions.
From the moment the events took place, all available records are being analyzed and working quickly and vigorously to clarify what happened as soon as possible.
Valencia CF has already started to file a disciplinary case, will apply maximum violence to the fans involved, expel them from the stadium for life and cooperate with the Police and authorities to clarify what happened.
The club strongly condemns such behavior, which has no place in football and society and is incompatible with the values of Valencia CF and its supporters.
In this way, we reaffirm our stance against racism, acting with the same force as in 2019, when a fan who made fascist gestures and salutations to an Arsenal supporter in a UEFA Europa League match was expelled for life.”