Guardiola comments on racism against Vinícius Júnior: “It won’t change anything in Spain”

Coach Pep Guardiola spoke this Friday, in a press conference, about cases of racism in Spain against striker Vinícius Júnior, from Real Madrid. coach of Manchester Cityhe was not optimistic about the evolution of the Spanish country on this topic.

Guardiola also stated that LaLiga must learn to fight racism in European competitions with the Premier League, which coordinates the English Championship.

“They should learn (LaLiga with the Premier League). Here they are very strict with this, they know what needs to be done. Racism is a problem for the whole world, not for a specific place”, he commented.

“This could be a great opportunity for Spain to take a step forward. But knowing how things work there, I’m not optimistic. Let’s hope the courts do what’s right. […] But, allow me, this will not change anything in Spain”, he concluded.

Vini Jr was the target of racist insults in the match between Real Madrid and Valencia, last Sunday, for Spanish Championship. The Brazilian player did not remain silent on the subject, which gained worldwide repercussions and demands that the authorities punish those involved.

English champion, Guardiola’s Manchester City still enter the field this Sunday, at 12:30 pm (Brasília time), against Brentford, for the last round of the English Championship. The team still has ahead of them the dispute of the final of the FA Cup, against Manchester United, and the decision of the Champions League, against Inter Milan.

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Vinícius Júnior was the victim of racist insults last Sunday, in Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat by Valencia, for the 35th round of the Spanish Championship. During the second half, fans present at the Mestalla chanted racist chants directed at the striker, who identified one of the aggressors.

In stoppage time, Vini Jr. It was expelled. The attacker got involved in a mess with players from the rival team and 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.

The Brazilian made several publications on his social networks and received support from important names in the sport, such as Neymar, Ronaldo Fenômeno, Carlo Ancelotti, Lewis Hamilton and even Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.

In view of this, the Spanish police arrested three young people suspected of uttering racist insults against Vinícius Júnior in Valencia, last Tuesday. On the same morning, four other people were also arrested for hanging a doll with the player’s uniform on a bridge, at the end of January, simulating hanging.

Already this Thursday, the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, apologized to Vini Jr. and stated that his intention “wasn’t to criticize him”. Last Sunday, the manager had hit back at the athlete’s statements saying that “racism was common in the competition”.