Alviverde Striker was one of the main objectives of racist crimes by Cerro Porteño fans in Libertadores Under-20
The duel between Cerro Porteño and Palmeiras for Libertadores U-20, which took place in Paraguay last Thursday (06), gained notoriety from prejudiced acts. This is because the midfielder Figueiredo and the striker Luighi were targets of racist attacks by some fans of the home team. With the impact of the episode, some more famous communication companies in Paraguays the case.
The newspaper “ABC” ranked a similar occasion as a scandal and reverberated the racial lesions that Palmeiras players suffered. So the vehicle also stressed the moment when Luighi went to tears for the revolt in an interview after the game. The “against” site, by the way, focused on this episode and on the position of the defender Gustavo Gómez, who comes from Paraguay. Therefore, the defender and one of the main players of the national team made a chorus to the Alviverde protest against the prejudicial act by sharing the official statement of the club.
“Gustavo Gómez, captain of Palmeiras, was not unaware of racism and xenophobia that Palmeiras players suffered Thursday (6)”, says an extract of the relationship.
The portal also paid particular attention to Luighi’s statements and has exposed an analysis in which there will be a free kick to Cerro Porteño for the behavior of his fans. In addition, the “popular diary”, another Paraguayan printed vehicle, underlined: “Luighi suffered a cowardly act of racism of a Cerro fan who kept his child on his lap when he made monkeys gestures”.
The President of Brazil is manifested in support of the Palmeiras player
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, exposed his repudiation after the racist episode and gave the condolences of the attacker Luighi
All support for our young Luighi, Palmeiras, victim of a racist act in Paraguay. Football means collective work, overcoming and respect. Racism means the failure of humanity. Enough hatred masked by rivalry. The world can no longer tolerate this type of violence that damages the dignity and hope of our youth. Fifa, Conmebol and CBF must act and that the culprits are exemplary.
Case details
34 minutes in the second half, Conmebol’s broadcast caught a fan with a child on his lap near the fence that imitates the gestures of the monkeys towards Figueiredo, who left the field after replacement. Shortly after the final whistle, Luighi was also the target of racist acts and warned the arbitration. The duel was interrupted for a few minutes. Therefore, in the post-match interview on the lawn, Luighi did not contain the cry and vented himself.
“You won’t ask yourself on the act of racism they made me. How long will we spend? How long? What did they do with me was a crime. Will you still ask for the game?
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