Real Madrid filed a new complaint with Spanish state prosecutors on Monday following reports of an increase in hate chants against forward Vinicius Junior in the Spanish league.
The club also filed a complaint with the Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary committee after the referee for Saturday's game against Osasuna failed to include in the match report the alleged chants of “Die Vinicius” by local fans at El Sadar stadium. filed a complaint.
Madrid criticized referee Juan Martínez Munuera's report of the match as a “negligence”.
In a statement late on Monday, Madrid said: “In a spontaneous and deliberate manner, those involved have denounced the repeated insults and humiliating chants directed at our players, even when they were constantly in the spotlight. Regardless, it was omitted.”
Last week, Madrid asked prosecutors to investigate reports of racist chants targeting Brazil players outside the stadiums of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona before a Champions League match.
Madrid asked prosecutors to try to “identify the perpetrators of the abuse” against the player.
“Real Madrid once again condemns the violent attack of racism, discrimination and hatred and demands that final steps be taken to end the violence suffered by our player Vinicius Junior,” the club said in a statement. did.
On Thursday, Vinicius retweeted a video of Atletico fans jumping up and down and shouting “Vinicius chimpanzee” before Wednesday's game against Inter Milan.
There were also reports of hate chants against Vinicius before Tuesday's match between Barcelona and Napoli, with Barcelona fans allegedly shouting “Die Vinicius” before their team won 3-1. There is.
Vinicius, who is black, has been the target of racist slurs, particularly during away games in Spain over the past two seasons.
The Spanish league also reported some of the abusive language directed at Vinicius to Spanish prosecutors.
In 2023, Atlético fans hung a statue of Vinicius from a bridge in Madrid before a city derby. Prosecutors have requested four years in prison for the four enthusiastic fans accused by authorities of committing the act.
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