Flocked shirt with his name worn by his teammates, banner in black letters on a white background “We are all Vinicius. That’s enough “ deployed in the stands… Real Madrid showed their full support for their striker on Wednesday evening during their victory against Rayo Vallecano (2-1). Symbolic gestures to stand up against the new racist insults suffered by the Brazilian on Sunday at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia.
Cleared of his suspension by the Spanish Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday evening, Vinicius did not however play this meeting, slightly affected in one knee for three days. “If he hadn’t had this little embarrassment, he would have playedsaid in a post-match conference, Carlo Ancelotti, his coach. We’ll see how he feels and if he can train tomorrow (this Thursday) or Friday, to be able to play it on Saturday (at Sevilla FC). »
The Brazilian was in any case very present at the edge of the field, in civilian clothes, when the entire Madrid workforce, which wore their No. 20 jersey, turned their backs on a swarm of photographers and cameras. Before applauding him in the same way as the Madrid fans, present in a sparse Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
The two teams united before kick-off
Before their entry on the lawn, the players of both teams had posed together in front of the banner of the brand new campaign against racism of the Spanish Football Federation: “Racists, out of football. In the 20th minute, timid chants in his name were also launched and the whole Madrid public split a minute of applause. Vinicius, seated in the stands alongside its president, Florentino Pérez, rose to thank them. ” I love you. Thanks thanks “posted on Twitter the Brazilian, after the match.
“Even if he has been affected by everything that has happened in recent days, morally he is fineassured Ancelotti. All the marks of support he received helped him. » On Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, also denounced the attacks on the Real Madrid winger and called for the fight against this scourge in sport. “We call on all these sporting events around the world to counter, combat and prevent racism”he said, welcoming the “very strong reaction from the authorities” Spanish.
After the meeting, Ancelotti was also delighted with the “collective awareness of racism” in recent days and is convinced that such incidents “would not happen again” next season. And as if it were written, to complete this evening of support, it was his compatriot Rodrygo, fist raised like Black Power, who dedicated a highly symbolic victory to him in the last minutes (89th).