Mourinho defends Vinicius amid Bernabéu tensions

Mourinho, who has sent messages with Vinicius as a preferred target in his first weeks at Madrid, acknowledged that the Brazilian can improve his relationship with opposing crowds but insisted he suffers bullying from rivals and lack of protection from referees.

The tension dates back to February when Mourinho, then at Benfica, questioned Vinicius's way of celebrating a goal in front of Lisbon's fans, an incident that occurred before the alleged racist attack by Gianluca Prestianni on the Brazilian. The Portuguese manager has made it clear that under his leadership, Vinicius is his player and thus has his public defense. mieszalniakolorado.pl