The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has written to Uefa and Fifa stressing the need to “identify and punish” anyone found guilty of racially abusing Vinicius Jr.
Uefa is conducting an investigation after Vinicius Jr alleged that he was subjected to racist abuse during Real Madrid’s match against Benfica
The Real Madrid forward reported an instance of alleged racial abuse to referee Francois Letexier after scoring in Tuesday’s Champions League play-off win against Benfica, with the Spanish club later pointing to winger Gianluca Prestianni as the subject of the complaint.
Prestianni vehemently denied making racist comments in a post on Instagram, while his club defended the Argentine and spoke of a “defamation campaign” against him.
Letexier activated anti-racism protocols, suspending play for 10 minutes, with Uefa subsequently initiating an investigation into the incident.
Now Vinicius’ national federation, led by president Samir Xaud, has come forward to lobby the European and global governing bodies.
By Anthony Solly
