Police Arrest Racial Speech Perpetrator To Vinicius At Derby Madrid

JAKARTA - Spanish police have arrested four people in charge of a hate campaign against Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior.

The investigation began after three complaints were filed by La Liga ahead of Los Blancoss' 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on September 29, 2024.

Police confirmed to ESPN that those arrested incited fans through social media to go to the (Metropolitano) stadium to make racist connotations aimed at Vinicius.

Some fans claim on social media that they will attend the match at Metropolitano wearing masks.

This allowed them to racial abuse the Brazilian national team player without his identity being identified.

Vinicius has often been a target of racist abuse from opposing fans since arriving in Spain in 2018, including in the Madrid Derby.

Last year, four Atletico fans were charged after the Vinicius statue was hung on the bridge.

In June 2024, three Valencia fans were jailed for eight months for racial abuse against Vinicius during the La Liga match in May 2023, in the first such ruling in Spain.

Last month, a Spanish court sentenced a 12-month trial to a Mallorca supporter who used racist insults against Vinicius and Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze in February 2023.