Xavi argues and disagrees with the annulment of Vini Jr’s expulsion

The case of racism against vini jr continues with its repercussions in Spain. This time it was xavi who gave a controversial statement after the defeat of barcelona for the Real Valladolid last Tuesday, the 23rd, for the 36th round of the La Liga. At the press conference, the Barça coach was asked about the measure taken by the Spanish Football Federation to annul the red card received by Vinícius during the defeat against Valence.

Vinícius Jr was expelled from the game of the last round of La Liga, held on Sunday, the 21st, after taking a rear-naked choke from his rival and retaliating. After all the negative repercussions of the case of racism against Vini Jr at Mestalla, Spanish football sought to take some measures and one of them was the annulment of his red card. Xavi was unhappy with the decision and questioned why it had been made in favor of Real Madrid.

In the view of the Barcelona coach, Vini Jr’s aggression is not linked to the racism that the player suffered during the match against Mestalla. It is worth mentioning that the athlete was expelled after the game was stopped due to racist shouts at the Real Madrid star. A little later, at the end of the confrontation, a new confusion was generated, the Brazilian was attacked and fought back. On that occasion, only the Meringue striker received a red card.

“I don’t know if it’s fair. In my opinion, racist acts and insults should be censored. Another thing is the actions of the players and what they do on the pitch. It’s clear that there was an aggression (by Vinicius Junior) and I’m surprised by the removal of red, honestly. One thing has nothing to do with the other.“, said Xavi during his press conference after Barcelona’s 3-1 defeat by Real Valladolid.

Red for Vini Jr was nullified; know more!

This Tuesday, the 23rd, the Spanish Football Federation took action on the regrettable case of racism committed by fans of the Valence against vini jr. Therefore, the Spanish club suffered its first punishment and will need to close the “Arquibancada Mario Kempes”, a sector of the stadium Mestalla where the Brazilian pointed out the people who insulted him.

In this way, the stadium sector will not be able to receive fans for the next five matches, which will be accumulated until next season, since the competition has only two rounds left. It is worth mentioning that this is the first sporting sanction made by the federation among the ten complaints of racism against the striker of Real Madrid.

In addition, the red card received by Vinicius Jr, already in the last minutes of the match, was annulled by the Spanish Federation. The Brazilian, who ended up attacking an opponent out of turn, was the only one punished in a mess where he was suffocated by one of the Valencia athletes, who got away with the situation, which was reviewed by VAR.

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