LaLiga is investigating an alleged racist abuse against Real Madrids’ forward, Vinicius Junior, in a 1-0 match defeat at Mallorca.
Carlo Ancelotti said: “It seems like the problem is Vinicius, but the problem is what happens around him. It is a problem of Spanish football”
Carlo Ancelotti said that Spanish football has a racism problem after he was forced to explain Real Madrid forward Vincius Junior is not to blame for the abuse he has endured.
There are claims that a fan at Mallorca in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat. It is just the latest incident he has had to endure since he moved to Spain.
The 22-year old, who in December, 2022 accused LaLiga of doing “nothing” to combat racism, was hung from a motorway hours before Real’s Copa del Rey tie against Atletico Madrid in January, 2023.
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LaLiga president Javier Tebas said Vinicius’ claim was “unfair and untrue”, but Real Madrid head coach, Ancelotti, has made it clear he is in full agreement there is a wider racism problem in Spanish football.
“The question I ask is this: What is the problem?” said Ancelotti, ahead of Wednesday’s Club World Cup semi-final against Egyptian side Al Ahly.
“Vinicius? Vinicius’ team-mates? What’s the problem? To defend himself? What does Vinicius have to defend himself against? What do his team-mates have to defend themselves against? I don’t know.
“It seems like the problem is Vinicius, but the problem is what happens around him. Period.”
“It is a problem of Spanish football. I am a part of Spanish football and I think it’s a problem that we have to solve. Because it seems that Vinicius is the culprit, but he is the victim of something that I don’t understand.”
