Rage Against Racism: Vinicius gets sent off in a loss to Valencia, as home fans abuse Real Madrid forward
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 21.05.23. | 22:59
The Brazilian winger was shown a red card for an altercation with both Valencia's players and fans
Real Madrid forward Vincius Jr was enraged after suffering racist abuse from Valencia fans at the Estadio Mestalla on Sunday night.
The Brazilian international was sent off in the seventh minute of added time in Los Blancos' 1-0 La Liga loss against the relegation-battling hosts.
Vinicius was in the middle of an angry, both vocal and physical exchange, before being handed the first red card of his career.
Vinicius telling the racists they are going down to the second division after being sent off. Honestly, I don’t blame him. pic.twitter.com/0hziGgzuGC
— WolfRMFC (@WolfRMFC) May 21, 2023
However, the incident came on the back of a brawl between the 22-year-old Brazilian and a section of home supporters, as he accused them of racially abusing him.
Video footage of the incident shows Vincius shouting at the fans and reporting it to match referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea.
The incident is expected to be reviewed by La Liga in the coming days, with Vinicius facing a three-game ban.
VinÃcius Júnior sofreu racismo e foi enforcado pelo jogador do Valencia, mas acredite se quiser, ele foi o ÚNICO expulso de campo.#LaLigaRacista!🤬🤬🤬pic.twitter.com/guQ9CyNq3d
— Diário dos Boleiros (@diariotorcidas) May 21, 2023
When it comes to the match itself, Valencia celebrated a 1-0 victory thanks to Diego Lopez's first goal for the club following Justin Kluivert's assist. Despite lining up a much-changed starting XI compared to the one against Manchester City in the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti didn't manage to wake up his team. Los Blancos are now third on the table, a point behind city rival Atletico Madrid.
LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 35
Friday
Cadiz - Valladolid 2-0 (0-0)
/Bongonda 69, 76 pen/
Saturday
Girona - Villarreal 1-2 (1-1)
/Lopez 24 - Pino 9, Moreno 90+4/
Athletic Club - Celta 2-1 (1-0)
/Williams 5, Berenguer 54 - Larsen 50/
Almeria - Mallorca 3-0 (2-0)
/Lazaro 12, 42, 58/
Getafe - Elche 1-1 (1-1)
/Munir 8 - Boye 45+1/
Barcelona - Real Sociedad 1-2 (0-1)
/Lewandowski 90 - Merino 5, Sorloth 71/
Sunday
Rayo Vallecano - Espanyol 1-2 (1-1)
/De Tomas 42 pen - Darder 23, Melamed 59/
Atl. Madrid - Osasuna 3-0 (1-0)
/Carrasco 44, Saul 62, Correa 82/
Valencia - Real Madrid 1-0 (1-0)
/Lopez 33/
Sevilla - Betis IN PROGRESS
