Prestianni-Vinícius saga: Vincent Kompany hits out at José Mourinho | OneFootball

Present at a press conference this Friday morning, Vincent Kompany, the coach of Bayern Munich, spoke about the racism incident that occurred during the Champions League match between Benfica and Real Madrid.

The Belgian coach notably lashed out at José Mourinho and his comments after the match.

"For me, what happened after the match is even worse," declared Kompany. "José Mourinho attacked Vinicius by talking about his celebrations. Mourinho discredited his behavior at that moment. It was a grave leadership mistake. Moreover, Mourinho mentioned the name of Eusébio. He claimed that Benfica could not be racist since its best player of all time was Eusébio. Do you know what black players had to endure in the 60s? Was he there to accompany Eusébio on every trip and witness his difficulties? Using his name today to support comments about Vini Jr... Honestly, I rarely give my opinion on what happens, so I don't want to take sides. I have met a hundred people who worked with José Mourinho and have never heard anyone speak ill of him. All his players adore him. I don't need to judge him on that. But I am also aware of what I have heard. It's over for him, he made a mistake."

As a reminder, Vinicius Jr accuses the Argentine player from Benfica, Gianluca Prestianni, of calling him a "monkey".

UEFA announced this Wednesday that they have opened an investigation.

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