""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 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 brilliant winning goal as Madrid left the Estadio da Luz with a 1-0 lead in the play-off round, ahead of next week's second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. But the match was marred by an incident that occurred shortly after Vinicius' goal, when he became involved in an interaction with Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni. Vinicius then spoke to referee Francois Letexier, who halted the match and followed UEFA's protocol for dealing with allegations of racist abuse from a player."
"Real Madrid subsequently released a statement, in which they confirmed Vinicius told Letexier that he was racially abused by Prestianni. The match was stopped for 10 minutes as players and coaches from both sides became involved in confrontations, with Vinicius briefly sitting in the Madrid dugout. More chaotic scenes followed in stoppage time, as Vinicius was struck on the arm by an object thrown from the crowd."
Vinicius Junior scored the decisive goal as Real Madrid left the Estadio da Luz with a 1-0 lead in the Champions League play-off round. Shortly after the goal, he was involved in an interaction with Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni and reported racial abuse to referee Francois Letexier, who halted the match and applied UEFA's protocol. Real Madrid confirmed that Vinicius accused Prestianni of racial abuse. The match was suspended for ten minutes amid confrontations, and Vinicius briefly sat in the Madrid dugout. In stoppage time, an object thrown from the crowd struck Vinicius on the arm. Vinicius said such incidents have become all too familiar and criticized the handling of the protocol.
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