Carlo Ancelotti: Vinicius is very upset
It has been reported that 3 people accused of racially insulting Vinicius from the stands were captured during the Valencia-Real Madrid match played on Sunday, May 21, on matchday 35 of the Spanish First Soccer League (LaLiga).
In the statement from the Spanish Police Department it was indicated that 3 people arrested in the city of Valencia in collaboration with the Valencia Club will be referred to the courts for hate crimes, and the investigation continues to identify other possible suspects.
“SPAIN IS NOT RACIST BUT…”
On the other hand, the Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, who will play against Rayo Vallecano tomorrow on matchday 36 of LaLiga, expressed his concern at the press conference and said: “I think it’s right that this topic is on the agenda . It’s a great opportunity to fix things. Vinicius is upset. He has a knee problem, and that’s why he didn’t train. He won’t play tomorrow because of the red card he saw in the Valencia game,” he said.
After noting that he wanted to change his statements after the game against Valencia, “there is a problem of racism in the Spanish league. There were not 46 thousand people who committed racism, but neither were 1-2 people. “Spain is not racist, but there is racism in Spain,” he said.
VINICIUS HAS STOPPED THE GAME
The incident, which marked the 35th week that we left behind in Spanish football, took place in the second half of the Valencia-Real Madrid match when the Brazilian Real Madrid footballer Vinicius stopped the game claiming that a fan from the Valencia stands had him. insulted. he racially.
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. Real Madrid lost 1-0 away to Valencia.
The racism incident was condemned by many sports clubs, especially Valencia and Real Madrid, executives from high-level football institutions such as FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and many politicians, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. (AA)