"Racists are, above all, cowards. They need to put their shirts in their mouths to show how weak they are, said Vinicius. But they have the protection of others who, theoretically, have an obligation to punish them. Nothing that happened today is new in my life or in my team's life. I received a yellow card for celebrating a goal. I still don't understand why. On the other hand, it was just a poorly executed protocol that served no purpose."
"Vinicius scored a superb winning goal for Real as they won 1-0 away to Benfica, but the game was marred by an alleged incident that led to the Brazil international leaving the field in protest. Vinicius approached referee Francois Letexier to report racist abuse from Prestianni, with his teammate Kylian Mbappe later quoted by Football Espana as saying that the Benfica player had called him a monkey five times."
Vinicius Junior alleged racist abuse from Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni during Real Madrid's 1-0 away win and left the pitch in protest. Kylian Mbappe reported that Prestianni had called him a monkey five times. The match was halted for ten minutes before play resumed and the result stood. Benfica manager José Mourinho was sent off and faced criticism for his response, including suggesting that Vinicius might share some blame. Vinicius received a yellow card for celebrating his goal and described racists as cowards while condemning the handling of the incident as a poorly executed protocol.
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