“Once the investigation has been completed, if any hate crime is identified, LaLiga will take the appropriate legal action,” it added.
“LaLiga will also investigate footage of racist insults allegedly directed at Vinicius Jr. from outside the Estadio de Mestalla,” it further added.
In the latest incident that took place, the match that had to be temporarily stopped after the Brazil forward said he was insulted by a fan behind one of the goals at Mestalla Stadium.
Valencia fans were filmed making monkey chants toward Vinícius, who is Black.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti considered replacing Vinícius after he said fans at the Mestalla Stadium chanted “monkey” toward him. He said Vinícius initially didn’t want to continue playing.
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He was later sent off after an altercation with Valencia players, and gestured to home fans about their team’s fight against relegation as he left the field.
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