"I want to clarify that at no time did I insult Vinícius Jr who, unfortunately, misinterpreted something he thinks he heard. I've never been racist with anyone and I regret the threats I received from the Real Madrid players."
"If they say that, supposedly, I directed a racist insult to Vinícius Jr, why did no-one react? Accusing others of something serious is not correct, much less when it is not true. Everyone is pointing the finger at me for covering my mouth with the jersey when they know that all soccer players do it when they talk [to each other]. Stop inventing things."
"Racists are, above all, cowards. They need to put their shirts over their mouths to show how weak they are. But they have the protection of others who, theoretically, have an obligation to punish them. Nothing that happened today is new in"
Real Madrid beat Benfica 1-0 in the Champions League play-off first leg. The match was interrupted for eight minutes after Vinicius scored and alleged that Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni used a racial slur while covering his mouth with his shirt. Prestianni is accused of using the term "mono" (monkey in Spanish) but denies the allegation, insisting Vinícius misinterpreted his remark and saying he has never been racist. Prestianni said he regretted threats and defended covering his mouth as common practice. Vinicius posted that racists are cowards who hide behind shirts and benefit from inadequate punishment. Madrid hold the advantage heading to the Bernabéu.
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