Manchester United legend hits out at 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 with Luis Suárez and the recent incident involving Vinícius Júnior, who was allegedly the target of racist insults from Gianluca Prestianni, a Benfica player.

"It’s sad. Vinícius has to keep insisting on the issue. He is the target, he is the one who feels it... When these things happen, you feel a sense of injustice because, even if you are the one saying what happened, the people accused will play the victim," he vented in an interview with The Athletic.

The former French player commented on Mourinho’s remarks, in which he pointed to the provocative way Vinícius celebrated the goal after the Champions League match. "People complain more about his attitude. They say: "Why is he dancing, why is he provoking?" They make an excuse for someone 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.

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