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·20 February 2026
🎙️ Arbeloa on Vini: UEFA have the perfect opportunity
🎙️ Arbeloa on Vini: UEFA have the perfect opportunity | OneFootball
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Tomorrow, Real Madrid will visit El Sadar to face Osasuna, and Álvaro Arbeloa, coach of the merengue club, has attended a press conference.
However, the main topic of discussion with the media was what happened between Vinicius and Prestianni. The Argentine player covered his mouth and the Brazilian accused him of calling him "monkey," which was also confirmed by Mbappé. In light of this, Arbeloa shared how his player is feeling after the regrettable incident.
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"Vini has been sad like everyone else, above all, very outraged. It is a racist act that should never happen again. We have a huge opportunity not to let it go by and to keep fighting against this scourge that is racism."
In addition, the merengue coach addressed Mourinho's accusation regarding Vinicius' dance after his goal.
"I think everyone saw what happened. We cannot divert from the topic and we are facing a great opportunity to take action. I am not the one to comment on José (Mourinho)'s statements. Now it is in the hands of UEFA, who are leading a great fight, and they have the perfect opportunity for the fight to be more than just words."
On the other hand, Arbeloa mentioned that they resumed playing because the Brazilian decided to do so.
"It was Vinicius' decision to return to the field. If he had told us he didn't want to keep playing, we would have gone back inside. There is no title or victory that makes me feel as proud as seeing a team as united as we were the other day."
Those were the words of the Real Madrid head coach up to that point.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
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