After being loudly booed, Vinicius Junior danced again.
This time in front of Real Madrid supporters while leading his team to the round of 16 of the Champions League, a week after accusing a Benfica opponent of racially insulting him.
Vinicius scored an 80th-minute goal to give Madrid a 2-1 victory and a 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.
Vinicius celebrated by dancing by the corner flag just like in the first leg – then in front of Benfica fans – which ignited a confrontation with Benfica players and the accusation that Gianluca Prestianni called him “monkey.”
“That’s our Vinicius,” said Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, who scored Madrid’s first goal in the 16th, a couple of minutes after Benfica had taken the lead through Rafa Silva.
Prestianni, who has denied racially insulting Vinicius and has been defended by Benfica, was provisionally suspended one match by UEFA and did not p​After being loudly booed, Vinicius Junior danced again.
This time in front of Real Madrid supporters while leading his team to the round of 16 of the Champions League, a week after accusing a Benfica opponent of racially insulting him.
Vinicius scored an 80th-minute goal to give Madrid a 2-1 victory and a 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.
Vinicius celebrated by dancing by the corner flag just like in the first leg – then in front of Benfica fans – which ignited a confrontation with Benfica players and the accusation that Gianluca Prestianni called him “monkey.”
“That’s our Vinicius,” said Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, who scored Madrid’s first goal in the 16th, a couple of minutes after Benfica had taken the lead through Rafa Silva.
Prestianni, who has denied racially insulting Vinicius and has been defended by Benfica, was provisionally suspended one match by UEFA and did not p ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
