Raphinha expressed her support for Vinicius with a message against racism

Xavi Hernández decided to replace to Raphinha by Ferran Torres in the minute 63 of the Valladolid-FC Barcelona (3-1) and, course to the bench, the Brazilian decided to take out the T-shirt to show a message against the racism in support to his compatriot Vinicius. While to the forward of the Real Madrid was him stirred up the red card received in Mestalla, to the '22' of the Barça fell him a yellow by his gesture, but this little mattered to the of Carry Cheerful, although the extreme had preferred to show his message after annotating a goal and no when being substituted.

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'TMJ Vini', wrote the player culé in the back of his inner T-shirt, abbreviating the "tamos together Vini". In the front, the breast of the T-shirt had the sentence "While the colour of the skin was more important that the shine of the eyes there will be war" written in Portuguese (quoting the song 'War' of Bob Marley). The world of the football has manifested against the racial discrimination after the incidents in Mestalla during Valencia-Real Madrid. The Tuesday, the Committee of Competition confirmed a fine of 46.000 euros to the group che and five parties of sanction to the terracing Mario Kempes of Mestalla (bottom south) because of the incidents.

Raphinha Raised his fist against the racism

Besides, Raphinha emulated the gesture of the athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the Olympic games of Mexico 1968, raising his right fist with the low look like protest against the racial discrimination. Some fans of José Zorrilla applauded to the Brazilian while ingresaba to the bench, while his team kept the advantage that allowed him go out of a series of five consecutive defeats and, momentáneamente, escape of the descent.

"It wanted to mark to show the T-shirt. Afterwards I did it in the change. The things do not change and the people look to another side. Some players are more pursued that others, but this has to change", explained the extreme of the Barça to 'DAZN' after the party. For the one of Carry Cheerful was the eighth yellow card in the tournament, by which will not have problems to be the Sunday home in front of the Mallorca.

The self-criticism of Raphinha after the defeat

On the fall in Pucela, the second consecutive in the tournament, the extreme did self-criticism. "The Valladolid played the life and to us was missing us something of character, intensity and of hunger, something more than win. We have to finish the season with character and if we want to finish the season well have to do more", said the '22'. To the Barça subtract him two days for contesting, being the one of the Sunday the last party in Camp Nou until November of 2024, when it conclude the remodeling of the temple culé.