Izuchukwu Okosi
Sunday night’s racists slurs suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has been reported to the Spanish Anti-violence Commission.
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano in a fiesty Madrid derby.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe commission is in charge of dealing with cases of discrimination of any sort.
Atletico Madrid fans chanted “Vinicius is a monkey.” Those chants continued within the stadium during the match.
According to Isaac Fouto of Cadena Cope, La Liga are compiling evidence of last night’s events into a report to send to the Anti-violence Commission. That commission is in charge of dealing with cases of discrimination of any sort.
Spanish sports publication Marca reports on Monday that La Liga are filing a written complaint with the Anti-Violence Commission against the racist chants directed towards Vinicius during Real Madrid’s 2-1 win against Diego Simeone’s men.
Further details suggest that the complaint is likely to be accepted, with a financial penalty set to be placed on Atletico Madrid.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
