Manchester United legend criticises Mourinho over Prestianni case: Sad | OneFootball

Patrice Evra, former Manchester United and Juventus left-back, addressed the issue of racism, drawing a parallel between his case involving Luis Suárez and the recent incident with Vinícius Júnior, who was allegedly the target of racist abuse from Gianluca Prestianni, a Benfica player.

"It’s sad. Vinícius has to keep pushing the issue. He is the target, it’s what he will feel... When these things happen, you feel an injustice because, even if you are the one saying what happened, the people accused will pretend to be the victims," he said, in an interview with The Athletic.

The former French player commented on Mourinho’s remarks, which pointed to the provocative way Vinícius celebrated his goal after the Champions League match. "People complain more about his attitude. They say: "Why is he dancing, why is he provoking?" They give someone an excuse to insult him just because he dances when he scores a goal", he criticized.

For the record, these were Mourinho's exact words. "What I say is that it happens in so many stadiums, always with him, something is not right. He scores a world-class goal, why does he celebrate like that? Why don’t you celebrate like Di Stefano, Pelé and Eusébio?", he said at the time.

Benfica return to action next Sunday, April 12, against Nacional. The match, corresponding to the 29th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team coached by Tiago Margarido, will be played at 6:00 pm at the Estádio da Luz.

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