Atletico fans filmed chanting racist abuse at Real's Vinicius
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[September 19, 2022]
MADRID (Reuters) -Atletico
Madrid fans were filmed racially abusing Real Madrid's Brazilian
forward Vinicius Jr. outside their Metropolitano Stadium ahead of
the Madrid derby on Sunday.
Hundreds of Atletico supporters could be heard singing "Vinicius,
you are a monkey, you are monkey" in a video published on social
media by radio station Cope in the build up to the game that Real
went on to win 2-1.
Local media also reported that monkey noises and chants of "Vinicius,
die" were heard throughout the game.
Atletico Madrid did not immediately respond to a request for
comment, but said on Twitter: "Support Atleti with passion and
respect for opponents."
Pedro Bravo, the head of the Spanish Football Agents Association,
was criticised last week for saying Vinicius needed to stop "monkeying
around" when celebrating goals, with a number of Brazilian
footballers, including Neymar and Dani Alves, denouncing the
comments as racist.
Bravo said that the comment was not intended to be interpreted as
racist, and instead was just a common turn of phrase used in
Spanish.
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Atletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente in action with Real Madrid's
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Vinicius and Real, however, both released
statements condemning the racist abuse the player has suffered
during in his career.
Vinicius and scorer Rodrygo celebrated Real's opening goal in the
game by dancing in front of the Atletico fans as Real continued
their perfect start to the season.
Vinicius posted a picture on Instagram with the caption "Dance where
you want", while his international team mate Gabriel Jesus of
Arsenal said earlier on Sunday that his dancing celebration for his
goal against Brentford in the Premier League was dedicated to his
friend.
(Reporting by Joseph WalkerEditing by Toby Davis)
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