Five fans handed prison sentences for racist abuse of Vinicius Jr in Real Madrid clash against Real Valladolid

The perpetrators have been sent to prison for one year and fined €1,620 for the attack at the Jose Zorrilla Stadium on December 30 of that year.

The events took place in the 88th minute of the game between Valladolid and Real Madrid, when Vinicius was substituted. He was walking to the bench when he had monkey sounds directed his way and was called a "black sh*t", according to Globo.

The provisional conclusions, which will be validated later this month, said the insults had "the clear intention of humiliating and hurting the player's dignity for obvious racist reasons".

Vinicius has spoken angrily about racism in La Liga, claiming that the league "belongs to racists". He added: "A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and which I love, but which agreed to export the image of a racist country to the world."

The Brazilian will hope that the latest convictions will help prevent further attacks.