• Published on 03/28/2024 – 09:43 • Madrid (ESP)
The Brazilian Vini Jr has been the target of repeated cases of racism in Spain. Pursued by fans from different clubs, the striker Real Madrid has been fighting against the situation, but some criticism from players – and even harassment with harsh fouls on the field – has been witnessed.
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This time, another Spanish athlete joined the list of critics of the Merengue number 7’s attitudes. Dani Parejofrom Villarreal, gave an interview to “El Larguero”, and detonated Vinícius’ reactions to being the target of racial insults.
– When you play for Real Madrid, there is always a different atmosphere. Fans always pick on players, people like to provoke. But I’ve been in camps out there, and they call me drunk, or things like that, and I don’t stare at people or make gestures. This is unnecessary. The football player has to be above these situations. In certain behaviors, he is wrong – said Parejo.
Dani, who has a renewed contract with Submarino Amarelo, also highlighted Vini Jr’s qualities, but stated that he needs to ‘dedicate himself to the game’.
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– He is an extraordinary, spectacular player, with spectacular skills. Of course, I’ve never been in the scenario of being an important player for the biggest team in the world and being fawned over by everyone. But I think players need to just dedicate themselves to the game. There will be offenses in every match, and this is a lesson he needs to work on – added Villarreal’s number 10.
The direction of Spanish Championship has already filed more than ten complaints with the local court against racial offenses against Vini, but few have led to sanctions. Fans from traditional clubs such as Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and Valencia are among those charged.
On Tuesday (26), Brazil and Spain played a friendly match as a kind of action in the fight against racism. Vini was captain of the Brazilian team and got emotional talking about the episodes, in a press conference that preceded the busy 3-3 draw.
