Some fans of
Atlético de Madrid
, gathered outside the Cívitas Metropolitano, insult the Real Madrid player: "
You are a monkey, Vinicius you are a monkey
" in the preview of the Madrid derby, according to the published video
Tiempo de Juego
.
Following
Pedro Bravo
's statements at
El Chiringuito
, both the Brazilian and some of his teammates, as well as other players, began an anti-racism campaign in support of the striker.
"If you want to dance samba, you go to the sambadrome in Brazil. Here what you have to do is
respect your fellow professionals and stop acting like a monkey
," said the collaborator.
Thus, 'Vini' responded to this act of solidarity with a statement on his social networks: "While the color of the skin is more important than the brightness of the eyes, there will be war."
"I have that phrase tattooed on my body. I have that thought permanently in my head. That is the attitude and philosophy that I try to put into practice in my life. They say that happiness is annoying.
The happiness of a black Brazilian victorious in Europe is very annoying more
," he continued.
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