The federation has lifted the suspension of the Brazilian player, excluded after being carried away Sunday against racist insults on the lawn of Valencia.
The lines are finally moving in Spain. Two days after the racist insults that targeted the Brazilian Vinicius during the match between Real Madrid and Valencia, the Spanish football federation announced that it was canceling the suspension of the Real Madrid striker. The latter had indeed received a red card at the end of the match against Valencia, Sunday, May 21, after being the victim of racist insults during the meeting. Finally, Vinicius Jr will not be suspended, announced the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Tuesday evening May 23.
“Given the allegations and video evidence provided by Real Madrid regarding the 90+5 dismissal of Vinicius”the Disciplinary Committee decided to cancel the “disciplinary consequences” of this expulsion and to authorize the Brazilian to play again on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) against Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabéu for the 36th day of La Liga.
Sanctions against Valencia
Extremely rare, the decision comes in a tense context in Spain. Sunday’s incidents, far from being a first in La Liga, caused an unprecedented mobilization on the other side of the Pyrenees, and loosened the tongues. “What happened today has already happened to us, but in this way, nolamented Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, in a post-match press conferenceh,”The Spanish La Liga has a problem with racism. And the problem is not Vinicius. He is the victim.” In the evening, the Brazilian player, supported by many colleagues, added: “With my expulsion, the racists won. It’s not football, it’s La Liga.”
In addition, this equivalent of the disciplinary committee in France has decided to order the closure of the Mario Kempes stand at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, where the racist insults which targeted Vinicius came from, for a period of five matches, at horse between the current season and the next, therefore. He also imposed a fine of 45,000 euros on the Valencia CF club. “It has been proven that, as written by the referee in his post-match report, there were racist cries towards Real Madrid player Vinicius during the match”announced this commission.