Real Madrid lose 1-0 to Valencia as Vinicius Jr targeted with racist insults

Brazilian star, who endured racist taunts for almost half an hour, shown late red card after scuffle

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Valencia in a Spanish La Liga week 35 match in which Valencia fans hurled racist insults at Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr.

Diego Lopez's goal in the 33rd minute brought the victory to the hosts at Mestalla.

After the 67th minute, when Vinicius Jr. won a free kick for Real Madrid, the stands began to hurl racist taunts at the Brazilian.

The match had to be stopped for nine minutes as the insults continued.

Vinicius Jr. was initially shown a yellow card for lashing out at Hugo Duro during a scuffle.

But upon inspection by the video assistant referee (VAR), the card turned into a direct red in the 97th minute.

Real Madrid are third in the standings with 71 points, while Valencia are in 13th spot with 40 points.

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