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Prison terms for Atletico fans who hung Vinicius dummy from motorway bridge

Madrid, June 17 (UNI) Four fans of Atletico Madrid were given prison sentences of 14-22 months for hanging a dummy wearing a shirt of Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr from a motorway bridge close to Real's Valdebebas training ground.
The event happened on the night of January 23, 2023, hours before Real Madrid was due to play Atletico Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
The dummy was with the Vinicius shirt and a noose around its neck, and the four hung a banner that read "Madrid hates Real" in Spanish.
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