2023-05-21 21:23:57
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Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois defended his Brazilian teammate Vinicius Junior, who received racist chants from Valencia fans during the two teams’ match during the two teams’ match at Mestalla on Sunday evening.
And Vinicius received a direct red card in the 97th minute after returning to the video assistive technology, and Courtois considered it unfair to the Brazilian star, as he stated: “The first person who should have been expelled was Hugo Doro, not Vinicius. He grabbed Vinicius’ neck.”
Also read: Valencia comments on the racist chants of its fans against Vinicius Junior
And he said Courtois Defending Vinicius, “We heard the crowd imitating the sound of monkeys since the 20th minute of the first half. If Vinicius had told me that he did not want to continue playing because of the insults, I would have followed him off the field. We all support Vinicius Junior.”
He added, “You have to put a camera on the fans. What you hear in the stands is crazy, I saw it in the first half. People go to the stadiums to be insulted, not to support their teams.”
“Since the 20th minute, we have been hearing the sounds of monkeys from the stands of Valencia,” the Belgium national team goalkeeper confirmed, during his interview with reporters.
And the Valencia club issued an official statement to comment on the racist chants of its fans against Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior and said that it would take the most severe measures.
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