After Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. was subjected to racist chanting during his team’s defeat to Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday, the La Liga announced that it will launch an investigation into the matter.
In a statement released, it said: “In light of the incidents that occurred during the Valencia CF – Real Madrid CF match at the Estadio de Mestalla, LaLiga has requested all available images in order to investigate what took place.”
“Once the investigation has been completed, if any hate crime is identified, LaLiga will take the appropriate legal action,” it added.
“LaLiga will also investigate footage of racist insults allegedly directed at Vinicius Jr. from outside the Estadio de Mestalla,” it further added.
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In the latest incident that took place, the match that had to be temporarily stopped after the Brazil forward said he was insulted by a fan behind one of the goals at Mestalla Stadium.
Valencia fans were filmed making monkey chants toward Vinícius, who is Black.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti considered replacing Vinícius after he said fans at the Mestalla Stadium chanted “monkey” toward him. He said Vinícius initially didn’t want to continue playing.
He was later sent off after an altercation with Valencia players, and gestured to home fans about their team’s fight against relegation as he left the field.