La Liga has filed an official complaint with the Courts of Instruction in Palma after Vinicius Junior was racially abused during Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat against Mallorca on Sunday.
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Vinicius Jr, 22, was targeted by racist chants from the crowd at Son Moix — the second time in as many seasons that this has occurred in Mallorca.
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La Liga announced on Monday that it was launching an investigation and has submitted an official complaint.
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Spain’s top division said in a statement on Tuesday: “LaLiga has filed a complaint with the Courts of Instruction in Palma de Mallorca for the racist insults against Vinicius Jr. that took place in the match between RCD Mallorca and Real Madrid.
“Once the images and audios captured from a place close to the grandstand of the only end of the Son Moix stadium occupied by the public have been analysed, LaLiga has transferred all the information gathered along with its complaint, both to the Courts of Instruction in Palma de Mallorca and to RCD Mallorca so that it can take part in the case.
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“This is the sixth complaint filed by LaLiga for racist insults or chants against Vinicius Jr. However, three of them were filed by the prosecutors for hate crimes in Barcelona, Mallorca and Madrid, respectively.
“Two other complaints are currently being processed before the Courts of Instruction No. 4 in Valladolid and No. 28 in Madrid.
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“We remind you that, in order to speed up the identification of any person or group of people who manifest racist behaviour in any stadium or outside of it, LaLiga has set up the email address [email protected]”
Mallorca were aware of the possibility of Vinicius Jr suffering abuse ahead of the visit of Real Madrid.
Chief executive Alfonso Diaz had asked fans to “show respect” last week, a message that was ultimately ineffective.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has hit out at the abuse his player has suffered by sharing his belief that Spanish football has a racism problem.
“The question I ask is this: Vinicius? Vinicius’ teammates? Team-mates have to defend themselves against what?”
Ancelotti said on Tuesday.“It is a problem of Spanish football and I am part of Spanish football and it is a problem that we have to solve.
“Vinicius is the victim of something I don’t understand.”
Real Madrid are next in action on Wednesday when they face Al Ahly in the semi-final of the Club World Cup.
