Coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke about Vinícius Júnior’s future at Real Madrid this Tuesday, after the Brazilian was the victim of racism at the weekend, in the match against Valencia. The commander believes that the player will not ask to leave the club, however, if necessary, he will grant him a vacation period.
“I don’t think so (he will leave Real). He loves football and he loves Real Madrid. His love for the club is great and he wants to make a career here”, began the coach in a press conference.
“He didn’t lose hope, no. Let’s see the sanction he has and we’ll evaluate giving him more or less days off. If he misses two games I will give him a week off to be ready against Athletic Bilbao. If he loses a game, he will play in Seville “, he completed.
Ancelotti said that Vini Jr. did not train this Tuesday because of a discomfort in the knee. The Brazilian will not be able to play in the match against Rayo Vallecano, this Wednesday, for having been sent off against Valencia.
“We are all worried about what happened. It seems fair that this subject is talked about so much. It is a great opportunity to improve things. Vinicius is sad and did not train today because he had a little discomfort in his knee. He can’t play tomorrow anymore , which would open another debate”, reported the coach.
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez also went public this morning to comment on the case. The leader said that the club will no longer tolerate episodes like this and promised to fight racism.
“I want to announce that Real Madrid will no longer tolerate racist incidents involving our players. For this, the refereeing structure must be changed so that the victim of the crime cannot be held responsible, as is happening now. Sport must be a rallying point of values”, commented Pérez.
Vinícius Júnior was the victim of racist insults on 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 got involved in a mess 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.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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