Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday it would be “difficult” to be Vinicius Junior after the player was sent off against Valencia.
The Brazilian winger pushed goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in the back of the neck amid a spat between the two players and was dismissed.
Vinicius was mocked by Valencia fans at their Mestalla stadium during the game, having squared off with some who racially abused him in a match in 2022.
“I think it is difficult (to be Vinicius); I’m not in his skin, but I think it’s difficult,” Ancelotti told reporters after Vinicius saw red in Madrid’s 2-1 La Liga win on Friday.
“To bear everything that has happened—the insults, everything—it’s not so simple.
“Obviously he’s sad about the red card; he said sorry and we have to look forwards.”
Vinicius, who has suffered racial abuse at numerous stadiums in Spain, is also often…
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