'These episodes of racism can’t happen' declares Carlo Ancelotti as Vinicius Jr. hits out at La Liga over red card

Carlo Ancelotti declared «these episodes of racism can’t happen” after Vinicius Jr. was sent off against Valencia, while the forward appeared to blame La Liga. Real Madrid lost 1-0 to the mid-table side in a defeat that sees them risk finishing in third place in La Liga after trailing Barcelona from second spot for much of the campaign.

Ad However after the match, Ancelotti said he was not interested in discussing football after seeing Vinicius receive a red card. Champions LeagueModric says Ancelotti 'deserves to continue' as Real Madrid manager18/05/2023 AT 10:31 The Brazilian forward appeared to strike Valencia’s Hugo Duro in injury time after an altercation with the opposing player, but that incident followed a tense moment on the pitch when Vinicius Jr. pointed out at least one rival fan in the crowd.

Vinicius Jr. has been repeatedly made a target of racist abuse by fans throughout this season, and Ancelotti suggested the same had happened again on Sunday. He told Movistar that he was not interested in discussing defeat, and when asked what he wanted to talk about, he said: “About what happened here.

I think that’s more important. More important than a defeat, don’t you? City celebrate Premier League title success with comfortable win over Chelsea Haller double moves Dortmund to brink of Bundesliga title glory Di Lorenzo stunner seals win for Napoli over Inter Milan “I’m calm, but what happened today shouldn’t happen. For a stadium to shout “monkey” at a player and for a coach to think about taking him off for that… There’s something wrong with this league.” Asked about Vinicius’ frame of mind, Ancelotti added: “He didn’t want to play on.