Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti told the press in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Vinicius Junior He should not have received a ban for his red card, while noting that the insults he is subjected to must be difficult to deal with. The Brazilian was for a fourth press conference in a row, the main focus, Ancelotti asked four times about him.
Vinicius was banned for two matches for his red card against Valencia, after pushing Stole Dimitrievski in the face. He was asked about Real Madrid saying that racial abuse had caused the reaction of Vinicius, and his ban, but he did not talk about the racial abuse itself.
“He and I feel what is happening in the field. I keep saying that being Vinicius is difficult. The sanction is not correct.”
A consistent topic of conversation in the Spanish capital has been the attempts, or failed attempts, to calm Vinicius. But Ancelotti said he didn't need to find a way to temper Vinicius' reaction.
“We are happy with Vinicius in all aspects,” he explained to the press in Jeddah.
Ancelotti He was also asked if he was understandably tired of the attention around Vinicius.
“Everyone thinks what they want. When we talk about Vinicius' provocations, let's divert attention from the insults he receives,” remarked Ancelotti, before saying again that they are happy with the Brazilian.
The Blancos face RCD Mallorca in their Spanish Supercup semi-final at 20:00 CEST on Thursday night, hoping to make the final on Sunday. When they returned, they were drawn against Celta Vigo at home in the Copa del Rey.
The Competition Committee did responds to Real Madrid's allegations of racism by provoking Viniciusnoting that they did not justify their reaction. La Liga did not include racist slurs in their match report, in which they listed 10 other songs about Real Madrid.
