Vini speaks out after another racism incident, still in disbelief | OneFootball

Vinícius Júnior spoke out on social media this Tuesday (17) after reporting yet another case of racism against him.

He published a statement calling racists cowards and criticized the anti-racism protocol adopted by the refereeing during the match between Benfica and Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Without mentioning the Argentine Gianluca Prestianni, who was the target of the accusations in Tuesday’s match, he wrote that “they need to put their shirt over their mouth to show how weak they are.”

The Benfica player covered his face with his shirt just before Vini Jr. ran to the referee to report the case of racism.

The Brazilian forward also said he didn’t understand why he received a yellow card after celebrating the goal that gave the Spanish club the victory.

Check out the full statement below:

Racists are, above all, cowards. They need to put their shirt over their mouth to show how weak they are.

But, they have, at their side, the protection of others who, in theory, have the obligation to punish. Nothing that happened today is new in my life or my family’s.

I received a yellow card for celebrating a goal. Still don’t understand why. On the other side, just a poorly executed protocol that served no purpose.

I don’t like to appear in situations like this, especially after a great victory when the headlines should be about Real Madrid, but it’s necessary.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 FILIPE AMORIM - AFP or licensors