He threatened not to play.. Clash between Vinicius and Real Madrid over a post on Instagram
Two days before Real Madrid’s match against Valencia at Mestalla on March 2, a crisis broke out in Valdebebas between Vinicius and the club . In the middle of the controversy over the entry of Netflix cameras into Mestalla to record images for their documentary, a publication on the white club’s social networks that went unnoticed by the majority provoked the anger of the Brazilian, who even threatened not to play. the meeting , according to different sources informing Relevo.
In the image, which was uploaded on Instagram @realmadrid and which illustrates this information, Vinicius appeared kissing the shield. It was accompanied by a sticker of the Israeli DJs ‘Vini Vici’, whose logo shows the evolution of the monkey to the human being , ending in a DJ. It lasted more than half an hour until someone warned of the imprudence. But he had already been seen by the player himself, who reproached some club officials for what happened and asked for explanations. Only José Ángel Sánchez , general director of Real Madrid, was able to put out the fire, preventing the crisis from escalating.
JAS managed to calm Vinicius and convince him to play against Valencia . The one from Rio de Janeiro asked for immediate measures in return. The club informed him that he would act against those responsible who made the mistake of adding the sticker after the approval of the heads of social networks for the publication of the content. He promised to apply appropriate disciplinary measures to those responsible. If an Instagram user searches for “Vini” in the sticker search engine, it is the first one that appears.
The matter did not come to light, which would have complicated the situation even more. Vinicius, who maintains a fierce fight against racism, was unpleasantly surprised when they showed him the publication. Therefore, he asked for punishment and an examination of conscience for what had just happened. People close to the player tell Relevo that he spoke very harsh words to those responsible and seriously threatened not to play in Valencia .
Since then, maximum care in any social media publication and the law of silence that usually prevails in the Ciudad Deportiva . Relevo has asked more than a dozen employees of the entity about these events and, with some exceptions that have confirmed the story, the most common answers have been “I was not there”, “I was caught on vacation” or “I heard something but I don’t know much more.” A fact that put the white team in check, even more so in a week as controversial as the one before the game against the Ches. In fact, that media noise helped the image go surprisingly unnoticed.
Vinicius left the controversy aside and shone in Valencia
Vinicius ended up traveling, playing and shining that day. He saved a point for Madrid with two goals at Mestalla . He celebrated the first by raising his right fist as he looked defiantly at the stands. In the second, he raises his hands to his ears and once again faces the fans. On the field, he was involved in some minor clashes with rival players.
The tension has calmed down as the days have passed. Vinicius accepted the punishments he imposed from the club as sufficient and remained in the team’s dynamics without further continuity in the matter. For his part, Madrid pampered the Brazilian, aware of his mistake. This social media controversy resulted in a crisis that they were able to quell but which made it clear that Vini will not allow a single gesture that is or could appear racist. And much less his own team.
Source: Relevo
