The technician of Real MadridCarlo Ancelotti, assured this Wednesday that the Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior is feeling well, after the expressions of affection received after having suffered racist insults in Valencia (ESP), last Sunday.
“Emotionally he is fine with all the support he has received these days. It’s good for him,” said Ancelotti at the press conference after the 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga.
“If I didn’t have the discomfort in the knee, I would have played,” he added, before specifying that time is needed to assess the player’s physical condition.
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“We’ll see tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday in training to find out if we can field him on Saturday (against Sevilla). It’s a small thing, but today I couldn’t play.”
The merengue coach was convinced that, “in general, in these two days many things happened that society, the whole society, became aware of. It could be a great opportunity”.
“Measures have been taken that mainly affect the stands of the [estádio de] Mestalla, but it is a very important step, I hope this problem can be resolved soon”, said Ancelotti.
The Italian claimed not to have seen Rodrygo’s raised fist this Wednesday after scoring, but recalled that “all the players closest to Vinícius feel this issue, they are very shaken because they are very close friends of Vinícius. little difficult for him in those two days and now it’s time to show support for his teammate”.
Ancelotti also admitted that he was surprised by the Competition Committee’s decision to withdraw the red card Vini received in the match against Valencia, but considered it positive.
“They reviewed a situation where I think there was an error, they only evaluated Vinicius’ behavior when the sequence was much longer. It seems to me a correct decision”, said the Italian coach.
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