Los Blancos file complaint after Vini Jr ‘racist insults’

The Spanish giants have filed a complaint with the Spanish legal authorities after their superstar Vini Jr suffered “racist and hateful insults” in the past week.

🚨 Viní Jr has long felt unhappy with Real Madrid’s handling of the racist abuse he has suffered on so many occasions in Spain. The player believes the club should be doing more to support him. After last year’s incidents at the Mestalla, this feeling even led him to briefly… pic.twitter.com/CZqcQHQIhg

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 15, 2024

A video on X shows Atletico Madrid supporters chanting a racist slur before their Champions League match with Inter.

Los Blancos allege there were similar chants from Barcelona supporters before their clash vs. Napoli 3 days ago.

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La Liga revealed that they will also report about what happened.

Los Blancos announced: “Our club filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office against hate crimes and discrimination for the racist and hateful insults of our forward Vinicius in the vicinity of the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic and the Metropolitan Stadium of Madrid.”

Real Madrid added that they insist that security footage will be investigated to identify the people who made the racist insults.

Vini Jr used social media to comment below a video with insults against him to alarm UEFA to punish the perpetrators.

The Brazilian striker has suffered racial abuse a few times in the past 3 years.