This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Vinícius Júnior was the target of insults on several occasions during Real Madrid's away game against Osasuna (1-2). For the Brazilian, the trip to Pamplona was doubly bitter. Although he scored (equalizing after Budimir had put the home team ahead), Real Madrid lost, and he was again bombarded with racist insults. Immediately after his goal in the 73rd minute, while celebrating by pointing to the name on the back of his jersey, chants and boos were heard from the stands. They shouted "Beach Ball!", a reference to the Ballon d'Or lost to Rodri in 2024, "Fool!", but also something worse, "Die, Vinicius!" 🇪🇸🇧🇷 "VINICIUS, MUERETE!" The song from Osasuna fans directed at Vinicius Jr. pic.twitter.com/0vv4Va TJum Captured by television broadcasts and also in several videos that emerged on social media, the insults will now be analyzed by La Liga, which has opened an investigation. This is not the first time the Real Madrid forward has been insulted in Pamplona. In 2023, an Osasuna fan was filmed insulting the Brazilian with racist connotations. La Liga then filed a complaint with a local court. The court suspended the case in 2024 because the aggressor could not be identified. According to the Spanish league, since October 2021, Vinicius has been the target of 26 racist incidents in stadiums across Spain! The incident in Pamplona comes just days after, in Lisbon, during the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff, he reported to referee François Letexier that action should be taken against Argentine Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica). Vini claimed that while celebrating the winning goal for Madrid, Prestianni covered his mouth with his jersey and called him 'monkey'. Letexier stopped the match for 10 minutes, as required by regulations in such cases, and UEFA opened an investigation.
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