La Liga calls for arrest of Atlético Madrid fans planning to abuse Vinícius Júnior
Social media campaign plots racial abuse at Madrid derbyLa Liga wants ‘instigators behind hate campaign’ arrested
La Liga is calling for the immediate arrest of Atlético Madrid fans involved in a hate campaign targeting Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior before Sunday’s derby at Atlético.
The campaign launched on social media under the hashtag “#MetropolitanoConMascarilla” (“Metropolitano with a mask”) aims to encourage Atlético fans to don masks at the Metropolitano Stadium in order to racially abuse the Brazilian winger without revealing their identities. Multiple arrests have been made in Spain since last year for racist abuse directed at the 24-year-old.
