Real Madrid again suffered defeat, days after being thoroughly beaten at Manchester. During the game against Valencia, Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior pointed out a supporter in the crowd that was racially abusing him.
This led to the game being paused for several minutes as those in the crowd were warned that the game would be suspended if they did not change their behaviour.
The match did continue, but Vinicius was then shown a red card in stoppage time following an unsightly melee that saw him slap an arm into the face of Hugo Duro, with Real eventually losing 1-0.
Vinicius has been subjected to racist abuse on an alarmingly regular basis in the 2022-23 campaign, with eight complaints already filed by La Liga.
Earlier this season, racist slurs were caught on camera during Real’s matches at Osasuna, Mallorca, Real Valladolid and Atlético, with Vinicius Junior the recipient.
There have been no punishments handed down by Spain’s leading football authority – the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) – or any local prosecutors, but investigations into some cases are still ongoing.
Source: GOAL
