“There is only one Madrid” for Vinicius, decisive after the “ignoble” affair of the hanged man in his effigy

In Ligue 1, the OM-OL clash was marked in 2015 by the hanged man bearing the image of Mathieu Valbuena at the Vélodrome stadium. Real Madrid striker Vinicius suffered the same fate overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, with a mannequin representing him hanging from a bridge in the Spanish capital near Real’s training camp. This was accompanied by the inscription “Madrid hates Real”. This “racist and xenophobic, malicious and repugnant act”, as the Madrid club described it on Thursday, was perceived as a “serious threat” by Real on Thursday, and prompted the police to open an investigation.

In any case, this context did not prevent the 22-year-old Brazilian player from standing out during this King’s Cup quarter-final, by scoring a (superb) last goal, in the 120th minute of play, for qualify his team (3-1, after extra time). After this won derby, Vinicius reacted by posting on social networks: “There is only one Madrid. We all know that. Vini loves Madrid”.

“We have to protect him”

Atlético also wanted to denounce “absolutely repugnant, unacceptable and embarrassing acts for society”. “The rivalry between the two clubs is strong but mutual respect too,” concluded the Colchoneros statement. Already the victim of songs with racist lyrics from Atlético supporters last September, Vinicius obviously received the support of his coach at a press conference.

“We have to protect him, launched Carlo Ancelotti. Football needs him. He has an extraordinary talent and we have to protect him both physically and mentally. “But even this dummy hanging did not seem to reach the interested party, again hero of Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday.


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