LaLiga investigates new case of racism against Vinícius Júnior in Spain

LaLiga, the association responsible for organizing the Spanish Championship, is investigating new racist attacks suffered by Brazilian striker Vinícius Jr. Last Sunday, during Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory over Mallorca at the Iberostar stadium, the TV broadcast captured the voice of a fan saying “Vinícius is a monkey, Vinícius is a monkey”.

The Brazilian was also the target of offenses at the end of the match, when he approached the stands to take pictures and sign autographs. He also received many boos and was hunted by rival players on the field, so much so that he suffered ten of the 29 fouls committed by the opposing team.

According to LaLiga, the report of the incident was taken to the Spanish Football Federation and local authorities. The organization said it is working with Mallorca to identify those responsible. It has also created the [email protected] email to receive information and images that may help identify racist fans.

Vinicius Junior complained about the lack of punishments in Spain

A constant target of racism in Spain, Vinicius complained, at the end of last year, about the lack of punishment for perpetrators of racist attacks. “Racist people continue to go to stadiums and watch the biggest club in the world up close, and LaLiga continues to do nothing,” he complained at the time, after being attacked by Valladolid fans.

Shortly afterwards, the Brazilian was once again the target of racism, before the derby against Atlético de Madrid on the 26th. a banner with the phrase: “Madrid hates Real”, the motto of the Frente Atlético fan club.

The act made Atlético itself publish a note of repudiation and triggered an emergency meeting convened by the State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport in Spain. The episode, classified as “despicable” by the commission, is also being investigated, but the perpetrators have not yet been identified.