Vinicius condemns racist abuse in Bernabeu classic

Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior condemned the racist abuse suffered by at least three Barcelona players in a classic match at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

A few hours after the white club and LaLiga condemned these events, the Brazilian player posted a comment on X (formerly Twitter) expressing confidence that the club and authorities would punish those responsible for these actions.

“What happened yesterday at the Bernabeu with the racist abuse is regrettable. There is no place for these criminals in our society.

. All my support to Lamine, Ansu and Raphinha. “I know that Madrid and the police will take action to identify and punish those responsible,” says Vinicius, who has been the target of insults and other racist acts in recent seasons in the league. defended this cause.

Hours after the events appeared on social media, Vini became the first merengue player to speak out about the events. Insults Lamin Yamal, Ansu Fati and Rafinha They occurred during the match of the 11th round, in which Barça won against Real Madrid with a score of 0:4.

The white club said it had launched an investigation to identify the authors of the insults “with a view to taking appropriate disciplinary and judicial action.” For its part, La Liga contacted the police.

In addition, the Anti-Violence Commission will analyze the racist incidents this Monday, as announced by the Supreme Sports Council (CSD), which condemned the events; the same thing that Sports Minister Pilar Alegría herself did.