O Real Madrid was defeated by Barcelona on Sunday and was 12 points behind its rival in the The league. “El Clásico” ended 2-1, and Vini Jr. participated in the merengue goal. Throughout the game, the Brazilian was the target of death threats and racist insults.
After nine minutes of departure, Vini Jr. received in the area, took the ball to the bottom line and risked a cross. With luck, the ball deflected and went towards the goal, with no chance of defense for goalkeeper Ter Stegen.
O Real Madrid went ahead and left the Barcelona fans furious at the Camp Nou. Initially, after an alleged unmarked foul against Barça, the culés began to sing “Assim wins Madrid”, referring to the arbitration error.
Then some fans of the Barcelona started to shout “Die, Vinícius”. The Brazilian reacted by looking at the stands and pointing to Real Madrid’s world champion symbol to provoke rivals.
According to the Movistar Plus portal, part of the Barça crowd began chanting racist chants such as “Macaco, filh# da p&[email protected]”. This was not the first time that Vini Jr. has suffered racism and threats in stadiums, and it has even happened before at the Camp Nou.
In October 2021, Real Madrid visited Barcelona and defeated the rival 3-1. On the occasion, the Brazilian player was the target of racist attacks and the Spanish League itself denounced the racism suffered by Vini Jr. after the match.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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