LaLiga to file legal complaint after Atletico Madrid fans racially abuse Vinicius Junior

After Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior was subjected to deplorable racist chants by Atletico Madrid fans, LaLiga has said it will file a complaint with the Spain prosecutors' office.

The racist chants against Vini Jr. were heard before Atletico's UEFA Champions League match against Inter Milan at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday (Mar 14) night.

According to LaLiga, chants of «Vinícius chimpanzee» were heard in one of the videos circulating on social media.

«LaLiga is very committed to ensuring that football is a space free of hate and will continue to relentlessly pursue any attitude of racism, homophobia, violence and hatred,» LaLiga told ESPN.

The abuses were hurled against Vini Jr. when he wasn't even involved in the match. The repeated hostile nature of Spanish fans against the Brazilian player suggests that racism remains a deep-rooted problem in the footballing culture of the European country.

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Previous history of racism against Vinicius

Notably, last year, the Real Madrid winger wrote a lengthy social media post and called out the Spanish league saying racism was «normal in La Liga».

“It was not the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in La Liga. The competition considers it normal, the federation considers it normal and the rivals encourage it,” said Vinicius.

The Brazilian said punishing the racists would be the first step in «preparing for the 2030 World Cup» whilst adding that it was the 19th time that such an incident had transpired with him. He was referring to the game against Sevilla when the fans abused him for his colour.

«Sorry to seem repetitive,