The Ché entity asks to rise up “against those who have accused us of being what we are not,” and asks that they be “above any provocation.”
Real Madrid hosts Valencia CF this Saturday for matchday 13 of the national championship. The match will undoubtedly be marked by the controversy that occurred last season with Vinicius on the Mestalla pitch, with some fans of the Ché team guilty of deplorable racist behavior.
It was the 71st minute of the match when Vinicius started looking towards the stands of Mestalla and pointed out a specific fan. “He called me a ‘monkey,’” Vinicius said, surprising the players. While some like Gayà asked the stands for calm, others like Cömert Vinicius asked for calm.
Carlo Ancelotti referred to that sad situation after the match in May this year. “For me the solution is to stop the game. This cannot continue, it is impossibleThe Italian also said that “it is a stadium” and insulted a player for racism. That’s why Valencianism misinterpreted the Madrid coach’s words, made Ancelotti generalize and not point out the fan(s) who had insulted him. his direction.
That is precisely why Valencia has sent a letter to the 579 fans who will go to Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday to witness matchday 13 of LaLiga 2023/24 against Real Madrid.
In the letter, the club asks its fans to rise up “against those who have accused us of being what we are not”, and to be “above any provocation” at the Madrid stadium.
The letter from Valencia to his fans
Dear Valencian,
Thank you very much for purchasing your visiting public ticket to see the Valencia CF next Saturday in the match against Real Madrid. Your support will once again be essential to keep the team looking for an important win.
As you know, due to the unpleasant incident during last season’s match at Camp de Mestalla, in recent months we have been labeled with labels that we do not represent. Valencianism is not a racist hobby, and Mestalla is not a racist stadium either. Those are not the values that identify us.
As our coach, Rubén Baraja, said: as a Club and as fans we must rise up “against those who have accused us of being what we are not” and the best way to do that is by setting an example on the Santiago grandstands. Bernabéu, where many eyes and many cameras will be waiting for us.
Racism has no place in football or society and eradicating it requires the involvement of everyone. Also from those who have wrongly accused us because of those who have uttered racist insults, against whom the Valencia Within hours, CF imposed the harshest sanction considered against them: lifelong expulsion from the stadium.
He Valencia CF claims a clear position against any form of discrimination. Let’s enjoy the game, let’s encourage our players beyond any provocation and respect the values that characterize us.
Source: Goal