LaLiga acts against the racist campaign against Vinicius at the Metropolitano

In a week in which racism achieved the third conviction in the history of Spanish football, both the Police and LaLiga will increase surveillance to prevent xenophobic incidents at the Metropolitano, with Vinicius, as usual, in the spotlight. "We will only have victory when racists are taken straight from the stadiums to jail, where they belong."

The Brazilian striker of Real Madrid, who has become the flag bearer in the fight against this social problem, visits one of the two geographical points marked in red for their animosity towards him. The Metropolitano, along with Mestalla, is the venue where he has suffered the most racist episodes. Hence, the various bodies responsible for overseeing the normal development of this Sunday's Madrid derby consider extra vigilance necessary to control what happens both inside and outside the rojiblanco stadium.

In recent days, Atlético de Madrid radicals have launched a campaign on social media with the hashtag #MetropolitanoConMascarilla, to attend the match wearing masks. With this measure, they seek to avoid being identified while being able to insult the Madrid player with impunity. In recent seasons, Madrid's visits to the colchonero stadium have been marked by chants of "monkey" or "chimpanzee" towards the Brazilian, both inside and around the stadium. It is worth remembering the occasion when a doll wearing 'Vini's' shirt appeared hanging from a bridge near Madrid's sports city with a banner reading 'Madrid hates Real'.

In this scenario, LaLiga has sought to anticipate possible events and threatens severe punishments for those instigating this hate campaign that became a trending topic since it constitutes "a crime of incitement to hatred, clearly identified in the Penal Code." "LaLiga will not tolerate these types of behaviors under any circumstances. These acts not only harm the image of sport and our country but also represent a direct threat to the integrity and well-being of all fans," emphasizes the organization chaired by Javier Tebas.

The coaches of both teams remained on the sidelines of these controversies before the duel. "The truth is that I stay quite away from what matters to us, which is thinking about how to prepare for the match," highlighted Diego Simeone, in line with his counterpart in Chamartín Carlo Ancelotti, who did not want to give much importance to the matter. "In general terms, justice is taking measures and decisions. It is an issue we do not have to worry about because there are other bodies that take care of it as it should be," he concluded.

It should be remembered that Mateo Busquets Ferrer, who will be responsible for refereeing this match, has a protocol against this type of racist manifestations that allows him to suspend the match. Initially temporarily until incidents subside after an announcement over loudspeakers and later definitively if that does not happen. The novelty this season is the gesture to do so by crossing arms in front of his chest.