Vinicius Junior set on fire by former Botafogo player

Vinícius Júnior’s defeat at the France Football Ballon d’Or is considered by many to be a theft. Particularly on the Brazilian side. But some observers do not agree. Like Vanderlei Luxemburgo. In the podcast Benja Me Mucho on YouTube, the former Botafogo player believes that the Real Madrid player did not often behave adequately on the pitch against his opponents.

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« I think he provokes a lot by doing things he shouldn’t. No, this has nothing to do with racism. Racism in football is dealt with in a very different way. I have a photo where you see the opponent politely returning the ball and throwing it on the ground. The opponent catches it and gives it back to him, throws the ball to the ground and then taunts the guyindicates Luxemburgo, which refers to the video of Vinicíus who refuses to take the ball from the hands of Joshua Kimmich, during the semi-final second leg of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich (2-1), the last season. A kick comes and Vinícius stands up and attacks the player like you can’t kick. Imagine Pele, the number of kicks he received, imagine Zico, the number of kicks he received. He gets angry with the kicks as if it’s persecution because he’s black. »