Real Madrid’s away matches in La Liga are always in a tense state when their black strikers, especially young talents, are always tense.ViniciusJunior, became the target of attack by aggressive fans.
The Brazilian striker has repeatedly received discriminatory reactions, but perhaps the incident reached its peak at the Mestalla Stadium, where the cover-up from La Liga made the Spanish football community inevitably embarrassed.
Goalkeeper Mamardashvili rushed in to “have enough” with Vinicius
Before kick-off on the night of May 21, hundreds of Valencia fans gathered outside the Mestalla stadium chanting “Vinicius, eres un mono” (Vinicius is a monkey). When entering the match, boos rang out in the stands along with curses every time Vinicius touched the ball.
Spanish fans criticized Vinicius’ skin color
Referee Burgos Bengoetxea, however, turned a blind eye, even when Vinicius showed him with his own eyes those who cursed him and threw strange objects onto the field in the 71st minute. In the 90+7 minute, Vinicius reacted fiercely to Musah for asking. This player intentionally bought time and kept the ball to prevent Real Madrid from taking a corner kick. Goalkeeper Mamardashvili rushed in to try to defeat Vinicius, forcing players from both teams to intervene. Vinicius was “choked” by Hugo Duro for a few dozen seconds and reacted by slapping his hand in the opponent’s face, leading to a red card for him. yourself.
Teammates stopped Vincius after receiving a red card
Referee Bengoetxea in the match report did not mention anything about the discriminatory behavior of Valencia fans, but only wrote that “fans threw strange objects on the field”, although everyone knew what happened in the 71st minute, even Mestalla stadium loudspeakers also broadcast a call for fans to immediately stop their behavior. Coach Carlo Ancelotti reacted to the referee not recording the incident: “If Valencia fans simply cursed Vinicius for being stupid, then why did the referee have to stop the match?”.
Arbitrator Bengoetxea did not listen to Viniicius’s accusations
Faced with the harsh reaction of public opinion, La Liga’s referee subcommittee spoke up again that this report had… a typo and would be rewritten. Borja Sanjuan, spokesman for the Valencia city council, also said bluntly: “I will never defend discriminatory behavior aimed at players, but as for Vinicius, he is a shame for football.” . UEFA is also not enthusiastic about getting involved.
The stand named after Mario Kempes at Mestalla Stadium will be “closed” for 5 matches
FIFA President Gianni Infantino immediately said that the La Liga and Valencia Organizing Committee did not handle the incident related to Vinicius well: “There is no place for racism in football or society. FIFA absolutely supports the bridge.” player in a case like this. The match must be stopped when racist behavior occurs, then the player must leave the field and if the racist behavior continues, the match must stop. When the match The match is restarted, if racist acts still occur, the match must be canceled and the team with racist fans must be forfeited.”
Discrimination turns Vinicius into “the aggressor”
Unable to stay silent or ignore, the Valencia Club announced that it would ban them from the stadium for life the two fans who were said to have cursed Vinicius during the match, who were from the Ultra Yomus group, were banned from entering the Mestalla stadium forever. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Referee Technical Committee (CTA) fired 6 referees from the VAR team in the match between Real Madrid for only sending referee De Burgos images containing content. used in a way that was detrimental to Vinicius. As a result, referee De Burgos did not clearly understand the situation and issued an unsatisfactory decision to issue a red card. In addition to VAR team leader Iglesias Villanueva, five of his associates also received similar punishments.
Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales admits La Liga has a problem with “racism”
Vinicius’ red card was canceled and part of the Mestalla stands will be closed for 5 matches, Valencia Club was fined £40,000 as the RFEF’s latest move. The RFEF’s ruling found that discriminatory behavior by singing, cursing and throwing objects on the field turned the attacked victim into an “aggressor”. The decision was made by a three-person panel, representing the RFEF, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports and the LaLiga Organizing Committee.
Coach Ancelotti is determined to demand justice for his students
Valencia Club has 10 working days to appeal the penalty but will likely not be successful due to the harsh reaction of the entire European football community. Vinicius Junior was once taunted by fans with racist words when playing against Real Vallodolid and Barcelona. Even a mannequin wearing a Real Madrid jersey with Vinicius’s shirt number was “hanged” by Atletico Madrid fans. Pedestrian bridge on a Madrid street.
Vinicius is not alone in the fight against racial discrimination
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the behavior of Spain’s extremist fans. Many famous football figures such as Brazil’s Neymar, Richarlison, Ronaldo de Lima, Kaka… have voiced their support for Vinicius. The Brazilian government said on May 22 that Racial Equality Minister Anielle Franco would send a complaint to the Spanish and La Liga authorities. Meanwhile, a Foreign Ministry source said the government sent a protest message to the Spanish Ambassador in Brazil. Brasilia also called on FIFA, RFEF and La Liga to take “necessary measures”.
