Vinicius Junior had a day to forget when Real Madrid took on Valencia at home in their La Liga fixture. The young Brazilian was shown a red card for his ugly tussle with Valencia footballer Hugo Duro after he faced racist abuse at the Mestalla.
In the 2022-23 season, Vinicius has faced eight complaints by La Liga about being subjected to racist abuse. The Spanish top-flight has been making headlines this year for all the wrong reasons.
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He wanted to get Vinicius out of position as you can see in this sequence. Vinnie slaps him. pic.twitter.com/YkyicSKgml— FabreezExtraStark (@StarkExtra) May 22, 2023
Embape came in support of Vinnie Jr.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has sent a message of support to fellow forward Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid player was subjected to racist abuse. The latest abuse against Vinicius came in Madrid’s 1-0 defeat at Valencia, a match that had to be temporarily stopped after the Brazilian forward said he was insulted by a fan behind a goal at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday.
Vinicius, 22, who is black, has been repeatedly subjected to racist abuse since moving to Spain five years ago.
“You are not alone. We are with you and support you,” Embappé wrote on Instagram.
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Embappé was also hit by racist and hateful comments on social networks following France’s defeat to Argentina in last year’s World Cup final.
Brazilian politicians, players and clubs, including President Luiz Lula da Silva, have come out to support Vinicius and criticize racism in the Spanish league.
The first trial against a fan accused of racial abuse in Spanish professional soccer is expected this year in a case involving Athletic Bilbao forward Williams, who was insulted by an Espanyol supporter at a match in 2020.