A friend of Vinicius denounces the racist attack by a guard in Cornellà: "Hands up, this is my gun for you"

The friendly match against racism between Brazil and Guinea played at Espanyol's Stage Front Stadium experienced a new racist episode in its run-up. According to a portal of the Brazilian group O Globo, Felipe Silveira, a friend and adviser to Vinicius, was approached by a member of the security team who, after taking a banana out of his backpack, snapped at him “hands up, this is my gun to you”.

Both Silveira himself and his companions clashed with that member of the venue's security team and quickly contacted the law enforcement to report the act, while they tried to get the alleged perpetrator out of the Cornellà stadium..

Something that, ultimately, would have been prevented by the members of Vinicius's team. As soon as the game is over, his intention is to file a formal complaint with the police for these events and demand that the images collected by the security cameras be also analyzed.

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After emphasizing their deep rejection of any act related to racism and pointing out that the club has limited itself to giving up the venue, sources from RCD Espanyol pointed out that, after contacting the organization, they were told that the security company denied having any record of it. of the facts denounced.

During this friendly, the five-time world champion has worn a completely black uniform for the first time in its history. A symbolic gesture framed in the campaign of the Brazilian Confederation (CBF) to condemn racial discrimination in sport. After the insults received by Vinicius on May 21 at Mestalla, the CBF continues to be very aware of this case, which even deserved the censure of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.