Four Atletico Madrid supporters allegedly responsible for coordinating a hate campaign against Vinicius Junior have been arrested. The social media campaign saw Atletico fans encouraged to wear masks to the derby against Real Madrid at the Civitas Metropolitano on September 29.

Police arrest 4 Atletico fans for inciting racist insults against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior at a recent match.

Spanish police on Thursday said they had arrested four males suspected of inciting an online hate campaign targeting Real Madrid star Vinicius before last month's derby at Atletico Madrid.The investigation began at the start of this month following three complaints by La Liga and four males suspected of inciting hatred were arrested on October 14 and 15.

Four people have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr, police said on Thursday.

Police in Spain have made four arrests on suspicion of hate crimes against Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian has frequently been targeted by the racist section of the Atletico Madrid

The Spanish police have arrested the four main perpetrators involved in an online hate campaign against a Real Madrid player, they said in a statement on X on Thursday. In the post, the police didn't explicitly named the player concerned,