During a press conference on Wednesday, while away on Brazil duty, Rodrygo claimed that he heard the whole stadium of Mestalla chanting “mono” (monkey in Spanish) at his compatriot during a La Liga fixture last month in which Los Blancos went down 1-0.
Valencia have since identified three individuals who made racist gestures towards Vinicius but denied claims the whole stadium chanted abuse at the Brazilian.
Rodrygo had earlier shown solidarity with Vinicius when he celebrated by bowing his head and raising a clenched fist after scoring a late winner against Rayo in the next match.
The winger has also commented on that incident and insisted that although Spain is not racist as a whole, Vinicius did receive racist slurs from the "whole stadium" on that occasion.
Valencia have reacted strongly to the statements and have called them "serious lies". The club further accused Rodrygo of "stigmatising an exemplary fanbase" and threatened legal action if the player did not retract his statements.
"Valencia CF categorically reject the false statements made by the player Rodrygo Goes, in which he said that the entirety of Mestalla participated in racist chants towards his teammate," read a club statement.
"Such statements are serious lies that contribute to stigmatising an exemplary fanbase in a completely unfair way.
"Just like his coach, Carlo Ancelotti, who corrected his statements after the game, we ask Rodrygo Goes to also correct these false statements. Valencia CF reserve...
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