MADRID, 5 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Valencia showed its “surprise, rejection and indignation” after learning of “the alleged statement” by Brazilian Vinícius Jr before the judge about what happened in Mestalla last May and demanded that the Real Madrid footballer “rectify it publicly” .
The winger testified this Monday by videoconference at the Investigative Court number 5 of Valencia, a body that is investigating three young people for the alleged racist insults they uttered at him during his team’s match at Mestalla on May 21 and, according to information, He indicated that it had been something general and not from a sector of the stands.
“Given the information published regarding the alleged statement given in court by the footballer Vinícius Jr stating that the entire Mestalla stadium hurled racist insults at him in the match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF last season, the club wishes to express its surprise, rejection and indignation,” Valencia lamented in a statement.
In this sense, the Valencian team stressed that, as the Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, “publicly recalled,” “in no case can the behavior be generalized to the entire Mestalla stadium.”
“The club is fully aware of the seriousness of this matter. Racism has no place in football or in society, but it cannot be fought with fallacies or unfounded lies. This issue requires the involvement of everyone and “Valencia CF understands that we must be scrupulously precise and responsible in this type of demonstration,” the ‘Che’ team warned.
For this reason, Valencia made it clear that “the Valencian fans cannot be classified as racist.” “Valencia CF demands that Vinícius Jr publicly rectify his alleged statement this Thursday,” he stated.