Vinicius confirmed in front of the judge that he suffered racist abuse at the Mestalla

The Brazilian forward Real Madrid Vinicius Jr confirmed this Thursday before the judge that he suffered racist insults during the match he played in the state of Mestallaof Valencia CF., on May 21 and he refused to accept any possible public apology from the youths being prosecuted for this issue.

Vinicius has declared before the Court of Instruction as 10 of Valenciawhich is investigating these events, via videoconference from a court in Madrid and about 40 minutes.

As explained to EFE by several sources familiar with his statement, the player confirmed that he thinks he is the victim of racist insults and his intention to file a legal claim for it, because he is convinced that the insults and allusions to he was made. exclusively through racial reasons and the fact that he stood out as a footballer.

He insisted – always according to sources familiar with his statement – that the insults were widespread from fans throughout the stadium.

Asked by defense lawyers about the “Second” moves he made in the match against Valencia CF, sources in the case explained to EFE that the Real Madrid footballer admitted them and framed them in his character as a footballer you can feel a lot. motivation in a hostile or stressful environment.

Both of these lawyers tried to question the player about similar actions in the last Liga match against Girona, which was captured by television cameras and where he confronted rival fans, however, the judge did not consider it they are related. these questions and the player did not answer them.

In the opinion of lawyer Manuel Izquierdo, who defends one of three young people between 18 and 21 years old accused of a hate crime, “Vinicius He has a bit of an arrogant attitude. Our impression is that he recognized that provocation is inherent in football, he recognized that he seemed to be a better player when people whistled at him and he recognized in a somewhat implicit way that on that day he had provoked the stand. Mestalla“.

“Our impression is that League aims to generalize a very serious problem like racism in the field of Mestalla“added the lawyer, who believed that the Valenciaas a club, must defend its fans from the accusations made on Thursday by Vinicius.

Plus the follower he taught ViniciusPolice identified the other two through camera recordings made available to them by Valencia CFwhich announced that it would ban entry to Mestalla forever to these three followers.

These three fans – aged between 18 and 23 – have already testified before a judge and are being investigated in an open case for an alleged hate crime, although they have all denied there is a racist motivation in their behavior.

The leaguein his capacity as private prosecutor in this case, provided the court with an expert report that read the lips of the accused fans with the aim of contradicting what they said, who admitted to the acts but denied any racist motivation in their behavior. .