In the hours leading up to the friendly match against racism at the Santiago Bernabéu between Spain and Brazil we spoke to Marcos Senna.
The player, born in São Paulo, Brazil, won the 2008 European Championships and pulled on the famous Spain shirt 28 times. Ahead of today's match, his heart is both divided and saddened. Divided because he does not know which team to support on the pitch in sporting terms, and saddened because he is "saddened" by racism in football.
It is precisely the fight against racism that brought about the organisation of this friendly match. The "one skin" campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of eradicating this scourge in football and in society. "Education and sanctions are fundamental in the fight against racism," says Senna, who is hurt that in the run-up to a football spectacle such as Spain-Brazil, such a topic is the focus instead of the football.
Senna "puts himself in Vinicius' shoes" and stresses that "Spain is not a racist country, there are some crazy people, both in Spain and in Brazil, who don't know how to live in society and many of those who make him (Vini Jr) angry would then ask him for a photo in a restaurant".
In this enriching chat, Senna opens up about his personal experience, his opinion on how to combat racism and, above all, about sporting matters. He even dares to predict a result, do you want to know what he thinks it will be?