SAn episode of racism has been denounced in the previous match between Brazil and Guinea, which takes place in Cornellá, at the Espanyol stadium. As ‘Globo Esporte’ explains, a childhood friend and now Vinicius Junior’s personal adviser claims to have been a victim of racism before the game.
Felipe Silveira, is the name of Vini Jr’s friend and adviser, denounces to the Brazilian media that when he went through the turnstile at the entrance he was approached by a security guard who searched him, in the standard procedure. However, at that time, the stadium employee reportedly took a banana out of his pocket and told him: “Hands up, this is my gun for you.”
Immediately, Felipe and three other members of Vini Jr’s ‘staff’ who were with him called the police, who were present at the stadium.
From this moment on, a tumult arose around those involved, as explained by ‘GE’. Vini Jr’s team has requested security to analyze the recorded images.
Vinicius tweeted a message of support for his friend after the match: “While I was playing with the already historic black shirt and I was excited, my friend was humiliated and mocked at the entrance to the stadium. The treatment was sad, at all times they doubted the surreal scene that happened. But to make it all public, I ask those responsible: where are the images from the security cameras?
It should be noted that the Brazil-Guinea match was organized as part of a campaign against racism led by the Brazilian team and Vinicius Jr. himself. In fact, for the first time in its history Brazil was going to play in black (the first part) in protest against racist acts what happens in football
From Espanyol they point out that although the match was held in their stadium, the organization of the match corresponded to the Brazilian Federation, which was the one that rented the stadium. Therefore, the security company is not the usual one at RCDE Stadium. The Catalan club, in fact, will require the organizing and security company to investigate and explain the case.
