Brazilian President Lula supports Vinicius Jr: Not a fair move

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, supported the Brazilian soccer player Vinicius at Real Madrid, who was exposed to racist insults from the stands during the match against Valencia in the Spanish First Soccer League (LaLiga).

Lula da Silva, speaking to the press at the G7 Summit, which he attended as a guest, said that “it is not fair” that Vinicius, who is also a soccer player for the Brazilian National Team, suffers such racism. .

“It is not fair that a young man who is about to become one of the best footballers is subject to this type of attack.” said Lula da Silva, demanding that the institution of LaLiga and FIFA take more serious measures against racism in soccer.

“THE LEAGUE IS ALREADY THE LEAGUE OF RACISTS”

On the other hand, Vinicius, who made a written statement on his social media account after what happened yesterday in the Valencia match, said: “Spain, a country I love, is now recognized as a racist country. La Liga, before known as the league where Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi played, now it is the league of racists.” used expressions.

In the 71st minute of the match played yesterday on matchday 35 of LaLiga, in which Valencia defeated Real Madrid 1-0, the Brazilian footballer from Real Madrid Vinicius stopped the match alleging that a fan from the Valencian stands racially insulted him.

After this attempt by Vinicius, who went to the stands and pointed to a fan, the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, the coaches of both teams and the players were also involved in the incident, then the police officers went to the stands and they emptied the area. where was the supporter

After an announcement was made in the stadium against racism in football, which was stopped for about 10 minutes, the match resumed.

Vinicius is 90+7 in the game. He was shown a red card for a move he made on his opponent.

“YOU’RE STUPID?”

After the game, a reporter asked, “Are you going to apologize to the soccer player you nudged?” and Vinicius replied: “Are you an idiot?” he had responded.

Racist incidents against Vinicius have happened before in the Spanish league this season. (AA)