Actual Madrid filed a felony grievance Monday with Spanish prosecutors over the racist abuse its Brazilian ahead Vinicius Junior acquired throughout a weekend La Liga match, calling it a “hate crime.”
The 22-year-old Brazilian worldwide ahead was focused by a house supporter throughout the 1-0 defeat at Valencia on Sunday and was later despatched off.
“Actual Madrid strongly condemns the occasions that occurred yesterday in opposition to our participant Vinícius Junior,” the Spanish giants stated in a press release.
The membership stated it belives the abuse “constitutes a hate crime” and had filed a grievance with the prosecutors’ workplace “to ensure that the information to be investigated and for these accountable to be held accountable.”
Vinicius has often been singled out for racial abuse in La Liga and the most recent incident got here at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium.
He stood in entrance of followers behind the aim and pointed to the obvious perpetrator. Play was delayed for a number of minutes within the second half.
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea spoke to stadium officers, who made an announcement calling for racist insults to cease earlier than play resumed 10 minutes later.
The referee wrote in his post-match report {that a} fan shouted “monkey, monkey” on the participant.
Vinicius was despatched off in added time on the finish of the sport for hitting Valencia participant Hugo Duro throughout a brawl.
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