A crew filming a documentary about Vinícius Júnior have been denied access to Valencia‘s Mestalla this weekend for the player’s first game back at the stadium since he was racially abused by fans there last season.
Vinícius was sent off in Real Madrid‘s 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Mestalla on May 21, 2023, having earlier suffered racist abuse from the crowd.
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Three people have been accused of making racist insults during the game, with Vinícius giving evidence via videolink in the ongoing case last October.
A Brazilian crew — working on behalf of the streaming service Netflix — have been filming a documentary about Vinícius in recent months and had applied for accreditation to attend the player’s return to Mestalla on Saturday.
That request has been rejected by Valencia, LaLiga president Javier Tebas confirmed on Tuesday.
