Speaking to a Dutch sports channel, Sneijder returned to the Vinicius-Prestianni issue, loudly defending the Brazilian, receiving countless death threats from Argentine fans for these statements.
Words that caused a great stir, especially in Argentina, those of the “Dutch elf” Wesley Sneijder. Many Argentine fans were shocked by the statements of the former midfielder, who intervened in defense of the Brazilian winger Vinícius Júnior and critical of the Argentine Gianluca Prestianni. The former Dutch international found himself at the center of a media storm, receiving – according to what he declared – over 4,000 death threats from Argentina.
Sneijder defends Brazilian Vinicius
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Sneijder, former Real Madrid and Inter midfielder, commented on the most discussed story of the last week by speaking to the microphones of the Dutch program Rondo. The ex Oranje expressed his opinion on the alleged racist insults addressed by Prestianni to Vinicius, underlining the seriousness of the episode: “You could clearly see it fear in Prestianni’s eyesaware of having made a serious mistake.
I believe there will be important consequencesIn the meantime, the UEFA decided to disqualify the Benfica midfielder, despite – according to some reconstructions – no definitive evidence has emerged regarding the incident. The player will therefore not be available for today’s match, even if the coach Jose Mourinho he still wanted to take him with him, publicly expressing closeness to the footballer, who declares himself innocent.
“Everyone must express their opinion”
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Overwhelmed by the controversy, Sneijder then reiterated his thoughts on freedom of expression: “Everyone has the right to express their idea. Even those who threatened me are free to do so, because it is their opinion. I don’t agree with it, but it remains an opinionThe beyond 4,000 threatswhich arrived mainly through social networks, demonstrate how the case has generated tensions at an international level. The Vinicius-Prestianni affair, in fact, is part of a context already marked by controversial episodes and continues to fuel the debate on the fight against racism in modern football.
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