"It is an ideal setting and match to face the fight against racism," Dani Carvajal said ahead of the Spain v Brazil friendly, as quoted by Goal.
"Vinicius speaks about it with his intimate circle, we help him as much as we can in the dressing room. I don’t think Spain is a racist country, I think we have a very high level of integration.
"I come from Leganes and I have grown up with kids from all countries. Unfortunately, there are people who go to football to vent their anger. If there is a type of comment that could hurt someone, people go down that avenue."
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Vinicius cried as he recalled how he wanted to stop playing football after the multiple cases of racism abuse against him at football grounds in Spain.
In the context of the Brazilian raising the issue of systematic racism in Spanish society, Carvajal's remarks come off as insensitive.
The two Real Madrid players will face each other on Tuesday, March 26. The game kicks off at 9:30pm Spain time.
