Actual Madrid have condemned Atletico Madrid followers who hung an effigy of Vinicius Junior off a bridge previous to their Copa del Rey conflict.
Vinicius was the sufferer of racist abuse the final time the 2 sides met in La Liga on the Wanda Metropolitano earlier within the season, with the broad ahead being subjected to monkey chanting throughout and after Actual Madrid’s 2-1 win.
Regardless of being roundly condemned for his or her actions, a gaggle of Atleti supporters have continued their concentrating on of Vinicius since then, hanging an effigy of the participant on a bridge under a banner which reads ‘Madrid hates Actual’.
In a press release launched on their official web site, Actual Madrid have referred to as on these followers to be ‘held accountable’ for his or her despicable actions: “Actual Madrid C. F. want to thanks for the assist and expressions of affection acquired after the regrettable and repugnant act of racism, xenophobia and hatred in opposition to our participant Vinicius.
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“We want to specific our strongest condemnation of those acts that are an assault on elementary rights and the dignity of individuals, and which don’t have anything to do with the values that soccer and sport signify.
“Assaults equivalent to these suffered by our participant, or these suffered by any sportsperson, haven’t any place in a society equivalent to ours. Actual Madrid trusts that those that have participated in such a despicable act will likely be held accountable.”