tewaksports: Vinicius Junior, racist abuse and yet ‘everything continues just the same’

“A derby is a different game but they are always important,” said Real Madrid goalscorer Rodrygo on Spanish TV station Movistar Plus after Sunday evening’s 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

“Today’s game, after all that happened this week, even more so. But we responded on the pitch. I am just talking for myself, but I am very happy to have responded on the pitch.”

That was as much as any player or coach from either side said after a game in which the major talking point for many had been the racist abuse suffered by Madrid’s Vinicius Junior.

On Thursday, Vinicius was compared to a monkey on Spanish TV and then before Sunday’s game, many Atletico fans chanted “Vinicius is a monkey” outside the Metropolitano Stadium. He then suffered further abuse throughout the 90 minutes.

Vinicius did not speak to the media afterwards, but he had done his talking and his dancing during the game. The 22-year-old did, however, send a tweet from the dressing room with the message “dance wherever you want”, which all who had been following closely understood very well.

Neither Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti nor his Atletico counterpart Diego Simeone spoke during their post-game media duties about the chants outside the stadium beforehand, or the obvious targeting of Vinicius by Atletico fans throughout the evening.

Atletico told The Athletic that the club “condemn this type of attitude from a few who do not represent anyone, and we make clear that we are completely against racism”.

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Kamis, 22 September 2022

Vinicius Junior, racist abuse and yet ‘everything continues just the same’

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