Racism continues to shake Spanish football. Atlético Madrid fans compared Real Madrid striker Vinicius to a “monkey” during the Madrid derby won by the Merengues on Sunday evening (1-2). Several videos have been posted on social media in which Atlético fans can be heard singing chants of “Eres un mono, Vinicius eres un mono”, which translates to “he’s a monkey, Vinicius is a monkey “. These chants took place before the match in front of the Cívitas Metropolitano, but also inside, during the match. And it would seem that a “major part” of the stadium sang them, according to the testimony of several journalists on the spot.
This week, the statements of Pedro Bravo, in the Spanish program El Chiringuito on Thursday evening, had already caused a strong reaction in Brazil. The player’s agent felt Vinicius needed to ‘stop monkeying around’ during his goal celebrations. Words that had, unfortunately, a particular resonance among Atlético supporters. Even if they did not prevent the Brazilian from being decisive in Real’s victory in the derby, with a decisive action resulting in Valverde’s goal (1-2).