Vinicius Jr being subbed off within the El Clasico bout in opposition to Barcelona. (Credit: AFP)
A video printed by Spanish media shops appeared to present a house supporter calling the Brazilian winger a “monkey”, whereas an object that appears like a banana pores and skin additionally seems to be thrown from elsewhere.
Barcelona mentioned they might examine alleged racist abuse of Vinicius Junior of their 2-1 Clasico defeat by Real Madrid on Saturday.
A video printed by Spanish media shops appeared to present a house supporter calling the Brazilian winger a “monkey”, whereas an object that appears like a banana pores and skin additionally seems to be thrown from elsewhere.
Fans Barcelona yang tertangkap kamera melakukan serangan rasisme terhadap Vinícius Jr., dan juga melemparkan pisang. ♂️ pic.twitter.com/udWwCYqeWj— Extra Time Indonesia (@idextratime) October 29, 2023
“FC Barcelona will always defend the values of football and sport such as respect for the opponent and we will investigate any racist insult that may have occurred this afternoon during the match against Real Madrid,” mentioned the Catalan membership on X, previously Twitter.
Vinicius, jeered by followers at Barcelona’s short-term Olympic Stadium residence all through, significantly upset them when he was substituted late on after Jude Bellingham scored his second purpose in stoppage time to win Madrid the sport.
FC Barcelona will all the time defend the values of soccer and sport akin to respect for the opponent and we’ll examine any racist insult which will have occurred this afternoon through the match in opposition to Real Madrid.— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 28, 2023
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The 23-12 months-previous walked off slowly, turning to the stands to have fun, pumping his fists, with Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti pulling him off the pitch by the arm.
“He came off very calmly, I told him he had to come off a bit quicker… I helped him off,” mentioned the Italian coach.
Vinicius additionally exchanged phrases with Xavi through the sport over a problem on him by Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo.
“I have a lot of respect for Vinicius, I told him it was not a foul,” mentioned Xavi.
Vinicius was additionally racially abused final Saturday in Madrid’s draw at Sevilla, with one fan ejected.
The winger highlighted one other video of a toddler showing to make a racist gesture at him in the identical match.
“Sorry to seem repetitive, but this is isolated episode number 19, and counting,” mentioned Vinicius in a press release final weekend.
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He has been the sufferer of racist abuse on a number of different events throughout his time in Spain, though usually no motion has been taken by the regulation.
Vinicius testified earlier than a Spanish court docket on October 5 by videoconference as half of an investigation into alleged abuse he suffered at Valencia in May.
The winger stopped the sport on the Mestalla Stadium to face off with a fan he believed was abusing him, with Vinicius receiving international assist for his actions.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
