Victim of racism in Valencia, Vinícius Júnior is hit by La Liga president

The president of La Liga, Javier Tebas Medrano, responded to Vinícius Júnior after the Real Madrid striker declared that the Spanish Championship “today belongs to the racists”, this Sunday. The authority claimed that the Brazilian did not attend the meetings to discuss cases of racism and asked the athlete to better inform himself.

“Since those who should don’t explain to you what La Liga can do in cases of racism, we tried to explain it to you, but you didn’t show up on either of the two agreed dates that you yourself requested. Before criticizing and insulting La Liga , you need to be well informed, Vini Jr. Don’t let yourself be manipulated and make sure you fully understand each other’s skills and the work we’ve been doing together,” he wrote on Twitter.

In the same publication, Tebas used an old interview by Vinícius Jr. celebrating that less and less cases of racism were occurring and that La Liga was taking steps to improve and punish people.

Since those who should do not explain what it is and what it can do @LaLiga in cases of racism, we have tried to explain it to you, but you have not shown up for either of the two agreed dates that you requested yourself. Before criticizing and insulting @LaLigait is necessary… https://t.co/pLCIx1b6hS pic.twitter.com/eHvdd3vJcb

— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) May 21, 2023

Vinícius Júnior was the victim of racist insults this Sunday, in Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat by Valencia, for the 35th round of the Spanish Championship. At 25 minutes of the final stage, fans present at Mestella chanted racist chants directed at the striker. The player identified one of the fans who offended him and had to be held by his teammates.

In addition, Vini Jr. It was expelled. The attacker is involved in a fight with players from the rival team. He received a red card for hitting Hugo Duro with his arm. The reaction came after the Brazilian was held by the neck by the same player during the discussion.

After the end of the confrontation, La Liga promised that it will investigate what happened and, for that, requested “all available images to investigate what happened”. The institution also says that “it has filed a complaint nine times in the last two seasons before the RFEF Competitions Committee, State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport, Public Ministry of Hate and Courts”.

Real Madrid returns to the field this Wednesday, when they face Rayo Vallecano, at 2:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Santiago Bernabéu, for Espanyol.