The star of real Madrid, Vinicius Juniorraised his voice to recriminate the racist acts that occurred this Saturday during the match played at Getafe’s home and which ended in a victory for Sevilla (0-1) thanks to a solitary goal from experienced defender Sergio Ramos.
The Brazilian forward, who this weekend will not see action with the merengue team in their duel against Athletic Club due to an accumulation of yellow cards, published on his social networks a message of support for Argentine Marcos Acuña and coach Quique Sánchez Flores.
“This weekend I won’t even play, but we had three despicable cases of racism in Spain, just this Saturday. “All my support to Acuña, coach Quique Flores of Sevilla and Rayo Majadahonda, may his bravery inspire others”wrote the Brazilian star.
Vinicius Juniorwho has been the victim of constant racist attacks throughout this season, added that it is necessary to eradicate from the stadiums the fans who engage in this type of attack, which unfortunately continue to occur in the Spanish championship venues.
“Racists must be exposed and the games cannot continue with them in the stands. We will only have victory when the racists leave the stadiums straight to jail, a place they deserve.”added the Brazilian, who recently burst into tears at a press conference when talking about the subject.
The Real Madrid player, who played with the Brazilian National Team in the recent double date of FIFA friendlies, has had an atypical season among the racist attacks of which he has been a victim in addition to the numerous warnings he has received in the Spanish championship.
What happened in Getafe-Sevilla?
In the duel played at the Getafe Coliseum he had to be arrested on one occasion for a racist act by the fans. In the 68th minute, the main referee Iglesias Villanueva activated the FIFA anti-racism protocol due to some insults received by Sevilla’s Argentine player, Marcos Acuña.
According to the minutes that were drawn up after the match, it was recorded that shouts of “monkey” and “you come from a monkey” were uttered from the stands of the stadium against the South American player. It was also known that they tried to offend the Sevilla coach, Quique Sánchez Flores, by calling him a “gypsy.”
But the unfortunate events that occurred in the LaLiga match were not the only ones that occurred this Saturday in Spain. In a duel between Rayo Majadahonda-Sestao, the former’s goalkeeper, Cheikh Sarr, was sent off for attacking a fan who shouted racist insults at him. The Rayo players chose to leave the field, which forced the game to be suspended in the 87th minute.
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