During the meeting between Atlético and Real, tempers rose in the stands. If the treatment received by Thibaut Courtois around the 70th minute could not go unnoticed, other hostile acts could also be heard against Vinicius Jr.
The derby opens the way to all the baseness among some. Jordan Bajo, a French-Spanish photographer, reports the unacceptable behavior he witnessed during the match.
“Hundreds of Atlético Madrid supporters chanting ‘mono’ (“monkey” in Spanish, editor’s note) to Vinicius Jr, monkey cries accompanied by racist insults, each as sickening as the next, coming from adults as well as young children… I have never felt so bad, the atmosphere was so heavy, I am still stunned to have witnessed that. Racism is a scourge that must be punished seriously. It doesn’t belong anywhere. »
This is far from the first time that the Brazilian striker has been targeted and it brings back to the forefront the problem of racism in Spanish football. The thing seems so trivialized that a similar sequence emerges every one or two months, without any solution coming from the league.
Relevo confirms the racist actions and chants that took place during the match and adds details on the management of the problem by the stewards. During Real Madrid’s goal celebration, monkey cries emerge from the stands and a young fan merengue of Brazilian origin protests against these behaviors. He strongly reprimands the racist fans and a confrontation is narrowly avoided with the arrival of the stewards. However, against all logic, they take on board the fan who had spoken out against the monkey cries.
It should be noted that this is because the fan adopted a violent stance and the steward did not directly witness the imitation taking place. This nonetheless remains an inversion of terrible values which questions the organization’s responsibility for racist acts. On Sunday, football lost due to the behavior of certain supporters and the two teams each left with 1 point. A very sad evening.
