Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also supported Vinicius, who has been on the agenda for the last week due to the racist rhetoric he suffered in Spain.
In a statement, Sanchez said that he follows Atletico Madrid, which he is a supporter of, very closely, but that he is very sad about what happened in the derby. The Spanish Prime Minister said, “I would expect a very harsh message against such actions. I will ask this from my team.” said.
In a written statement, Atlético Madrid Club also made a written statement and said, “We strongly condemn all kinds of racist attitudes that are a nuisance to our society and that unfortunately occur not only in Sunday’s game but also in many sports and non-sports fields. Identifying the identities of those who participated in this ugly action and If they are members, we have contacted the authorities to impose sanctions.” used his statements.
Pedro Bravo, President of the Spanish Football Managers Association, compared Vinicius with a “monkey” for dancing on the field after scoring a goal in a TV show last week. In the derby match, some Atletico fans continued with racist chants against Vinicius.
Vinicius, who danced on the field with this football player after his teammate Rodrygo scored in the Atletico match, announced that he would continue to dance against racism.
Vinicius made a statement on his social media account in response to the racist rhetoric, “The happiness of a successful Brazilian black football player gets on the nerves of Europe. The phrases ‘As long as the color of the skin is more important than the brightness of the eyes, there will be war’ are tattoos on my body and this is always on my mind. Philosophy of my life. That’s what it’s always been. I’ll never stop dancing.” had used the words.