Eduardo J. Castelao Madrid
Madrid
Updated Monday, March 25, 2024-14:10
Dani Carvajal
is the third captain of the Spanish team by number of games in this call. Without
Morata
, who has not made any public appearance in this window, nor
Rodrigo
, absent this Monday morning due to a family problem, have spoken, so the press conference prior to the clash against Brazil has found the right side of the Madrid a qualified spokesperson, as he is a teammate of
Vinicius
, the protagonist of this clash set up to fight racism, and he will also meet him in the same area of the field. By the way, about that, about whether to go in hard or not, Carvajal is clear, despite being a friendly: "I am one of those who thinks that you can get hurt more if you go in weak than if you go in strong. I'm not going to hold anything back. ".
But, beyond that, the figure of Vinicius is transcendent for everything that has surrounded him since in some fields it became a horrible custom to try to unsettle him with racist chants. That unleashed a wave of indignation in the boy's native country, where Spain is seen as a racist country, a bit like what happened with England and that unfortunate episode between Luis Aragonés and Reyes in 2004.
"I don't think Spain is a racist country
," Carvajal began by saying. "I come from a humble neighborhood in Leganés, I have grown up with all kinds of kids, of many nationalities, and I have never had the slightest problem. It happens that people go to football to vent their rage and anger, and they insult "what they know hurts a player, in this case Vinicius with racism. I hope those people can't enter a football field again."
The man from Madrid has seen Vinicius grow, in football and personally, and is a direct witness of this problem that plagues the boy. However, it is not something that Vinicius expresses in the locker room with his teammates.
"He doesn't talk about it, it's not a topic to talk about in the locker room either, I understand that he will discuss it with his most private surroundings
," revealed the full-back, who today will face Vinicius himself,
Rodrygo
and
Endrick
, the first two already teammates and the last one that will be next year.
For his part,
Luis de la Fuente
did not enter into the issue of racism. He pointed out Vinicius as one of the best players in the world and focused on highlighting the sporting part of the game.