The vandals were punished for racial prejudice against the Brazilian striker at the Mestalla in last year’s episode
Despite the lack of support from the Spanish government in cases of racism, Vini Jr achieved a victory against racial prejudice, this Monday (10/6). This is because the Spanish Court of Justice has sentenced three Valencia fans to eight months in prison. Precisely because last year they hurled racist insults at the Brazilian striker.
Racist attacks against Vini Jr have been repeated since Vini Jr’s arrival in Spain. Such situations became more frequent as the Brazilian striker began to stand out at Real Madrid. Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona fans and even local journalists are some examples of incidents where there have been prejudicial comments.
Furthermore, the three criminals will not be able to attend the country’s football stadiums for two years. The local league, La Liga, commented on the result and celebrated the court’s decision. In a statement, he underlined that this is the “first conviction for racist insults in a football stadium in Spain”.
It is worth mentioning that on this occasion there was a joint complaint from La Liga and Real Madrid. As well as the Spanish Football Federation and the athlete. Something unprecedented in this sense. At the hearing the defendants read a letter in which they apologized to the striker, the Merengues and the League.
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In fact, even the president of La Liga, Javier Tebas, celebrated the definition.
“This sentence is great news for the fight against racism in Spain, since it repairs the damage suffered by Vinicius Jr. and sends a clear message to those who go to a football stadium to insult that LALIGA will discover them, report them and there there will be criminal consequences for them,” the leader explained.
Racism incident by Valencia fans with Vini Jr
Valencia fans’ racist insults against Vini Jr occurred on May 21 last year. On that occasion, Real Madrid went to the Mestalla to face their opponents. The game was interrupted for a few minutes and the Brazilian identified at least one culprit. The other two were identified by cameras inside the stadium.
Before the acts of racial prejudice, the Merengues striker attempted to invade the opponent’s area. Comert, however, makes a mistake and commits a foul on the Galacticos’ number 7. Subsequently, confusion broke out on the pitch and the insults began from the stands.
So Vini Jr was irritated by the episode and asked the referee for help. Together with Rudiger, Lucas Vázquez and Militão, he went towards the Valencia fans. The home team’s athletes, however, tried to contain him.
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