"his reaction cannot be faked. You can see it, his reaction is an emotional reaction. I don't see any benefit for him to go to the referee, and put all this misery on his shoulders. There is absolutely no reason for Vini Junior to go and do this, and he does it and when he does it, I think, in his mind he's doing it more because it's the right thing to do, in that moment."
"Kylian Mbappe is really clear about what he heard and what he saw and he's even more clear after the game, when he speaks about it. So all of this happens... But then of course you have the player who's hiding what he's saying in his shirt. And on the other end you have this side of it which I think is a little bit... Okay,"
"So I saw it happen live, and... And there is a couple of different components to the story. First is what happens on the pitch. Second is what is happening with the fans as well. Third there's what happens after the game. And for me in those three things there is some clear separations we need to make. So what happens on the pitch for me you have Vini Junior"
The incident unfolded during the Madrid vs Benfica match and involves on-pitch events, fan behaviour, and post-match consequences. On the pitch, Vinicius Junior displayed an emotional reaction that appears genuine and without obvious motive to falsely accuse. Kylian Mbappé gave a clear account of what he heard and saw and reiterated it after the game. One player appeared to hide words inside his shirt, complicating attribution of any abuse. Without a direct admission from the accused player, establishing definitive culpability remains difficult. Concerning fan behaviour in the stadium adds an additional, troubling dimension to the situation.
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