“The racists won. It’s La Liga” Vinicius got carried away after the match against Valencia on social networks. Insulted several times during the match, the Real Madrid striker was sent off at the very end of the match (90 7), caught in a general scuffle.
The red card received by Vinicius was finally canceled by the Spanish Federation. “The VAR referee’s action did not fall within the scope of ‘human error’, since the image sent to the match referee to assess the action produced was totally partial and biased, which explains the error of the referee in the assessment of what happened and, with it, the unfair expulsion of the player, transforming the victim into an aggressor”, explains the RFEF in a press release. Vinicius will therefore be available to play Real Madrid’s next match, this Wednesday against Rayo Vallecano (7:30 p.m.).
The penalty for Vinicius canceled, Valencia sanctioned. First of all economically. The club was fined 45,000 euros. Above all, Los Ches are inflicted with a partial closed session. The Mario Kempes stand will be completely closed for Valencia’s next five games in the league. The Spanish Federation recognized “racist cries against Vinicius […] altering the normal course of the match and considering the offenses very serious.” Valencia has ten days to appeal these sanctions.
