Photo: Aitor Alcalde / Getty Images
The statement that Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr had to give as a victim of racist insults received at the Valencian Mestalla stadium has been postponed for the second time and is moved from September 28 to October 5as judicial sources have informed EFE.
The reason for this postponement responds solely to organizational reasons of the courts and has not been requested by the player or by any of the parties, The same sources have pointed out.
The footballer is expected to connect by videoconference from a court in Madrid to respond to the questions raised by the head of the Court of Instruction number 10 of Valenciawhich investigates this cause, as well as those of the rest of the parties, including LaLiga, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and Real Madrid as accusations.
🚨AGORA: Vinicius Jr. was once again a victim of racism during a game between Real Madrid and Valencia, in Spain.
The Brazilian player has tried to take provisions betting on the twisters who are called “macaco” but in La Liga there is no refereeing at all. Logo apos… pic.twitter.com/86YRtMYOUA
— CHOQUEI (@choquei) May 21, 2023
This is the second time his court appearance has been postponed, since the first one initially scheduled for last June. which was canceled because the footballer was on vacation abroad.
During the League match between Valencia and Real Madrid at Mestalla on May 21, Vinicius reported having suffered racist insults from some fans who were behind the goal and which meant that the game was stopped for several minutes for this reason.
The events were reported by LaLiga, as it had done on other occasions in the face of similar situations experienced by Vinicius and other players.
In addition to the follower that Vinicius pointed out, The Police identified two others through the recordings of the cameras made available to them by Valencia CFwhich announced that it will ban these three followers from entering the Mestalla for life.
These three fans – between 18 and 23 years old – They have already testified before the judge and are being investigated in an open case for an alleged hate crime.
Keep reading:
· The novel continues: the National Court summoned three players from the Spanish team to testify about the case of Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso
· Will Messi be in the 2026 World Cup? The Argentine spoke about his possible retirement
· Atlas footballer receives an exemplary punishment for failing an anti-doping test
· The controversial video of Neymar Jr. in which he is seen very “affectionate” with a couple of girls weeks after becoming a father