Brazil wear an all-black kit to show support for Vinicius Jnr
Brazil wear an all-black kit in the first half of their friendly win over Guinea to show support for team-mate Vinicius Jnr following the racist abuse he has suffered in Spain this season
- Vinicius Jnr has suffered racist abuse on ten occasions in Spain this season
- The Brazil players wore an all-black kit to support him on Saturday night
- Brazil picked up a 4-1 win against Guinea, with Vinicius scoring a penalty
Brazil wore an all-black kit to promote an anti-racism campaign in the first-half of their friendly match with Guinea as they outclassed their opponents to secure a 4-1 win on Saturday.
Real Madrid star Vinicius Jnr has been on the receiving end of racist abuse on ten occasions this season while playing in LaLiga, and the Brazilian national team opted to take a stand in their latest match.
At Espanyol’s stadium, Brazil and Guinea posed in front of a banner that read ‘With racism, there is no game’ in Portuguese. Vinícius and his team-mates, in their all-black kits, also took a knee before kick-off.
Another alleged racist incident occurred on Saturday before the friendly. The abuse reportedly happened to a friend and adviser of Vinicius, Felipe Silveira, at the stadium, with a security guard allegedly pulling a banana out and pointing it at him before saying: ‘Hands up, this is my gun for you’.
The Brazilian Football Confederation responded to the alleged incident shortly afterwards.
The Brazil and Guinea players stood behind a banner that read: ‘With racism, there is no game’ ahead of kick-off in their friendly on Saturday night
The Brazilian players in their all-black kit took a knee before the game got underway
It was a clear show of support for Vinicius Jnr after the racist abuse he has suffered this season
‘The fight against racism, a crime that needs to stop around the world, is also why we are here,’ CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement.
‘That’s also why our national team played the first half of the match in black. And today, once again, another criminal was publicly exposed.’
The latest high-profile case of racist abuse being directed at Vinicius came when Madrid played Valencia at the Mestalla last month.
Vinicius was targeted before and during the match by home supporters. He became visibly upset by the chants and was sent off in added time after an altercation with Valencia forward Hugo Duro.
However, his red card was later rescinded, and Valencia were handed a partial stadium ban for the behaviour of their fans.
Vinicius has received support from legend of the game including the Brazilian Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand, while the lights on the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue were turned off in solidarity with the winger in the aftermath of the horrific abuse he faced.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently met with Vinicius to discuss the issue of racism in football, and called for ‘zero tolerance’ from referees moving forward, urging them to stop matches if incidents occur.
On the pitch, Brazil showed why they remain one of the best international teams on the planet as they raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening half hour.
Vinicius Jnr was visibly upset after being racially abused by Valencia fans last month
He was sent off late in the game, but his red card was later rescinded and Valencia were handed a partial stadium ban
Newcastle’s Joelinton scored his first Brazil goal on his debut before Rodrygo doubled Brazil’s advantage.
Serhou Guirassy pulled a goal back for Guinea in the 36th minute to give his side some hope of a comeback.
Having switched into their traditional yellow shirts at the interval, Eder Militao restored Brazil’s two-goal cushion before Vinicius netted a late penalty to round off the scoring.
Brazil are back in action on Tuesday when they face Senegal in Lisbon.
Vinicius scored a late penalty to round off a convincing 4-1 win against Guinea on Saturday
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