O Brazil There’s a new cause against racism at the Under-20 World Cup: coach and players from the national team came together in support of defender Robert Renan, the target of insults during the tournament, played in Argentina.
The player and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) denounced last Wednesday (May 31) attacks after the game against Tunisia, in which he was expelled.
When leaving the pitch, the defender made the number five with his hand, in reference to Brazil’s fifth world championship, while being booed by Argentine fans at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in La Plata.
Afterwards, according to evidence presented by himself, the Brazilian was called on Instagram “black”, “monkey head” and threatened with death.
THREE LEFT!!!
With goals from Marcos Leonardo, Matheus Martins and Andrey (twice), we beat Tunisia by 4-1, at Estádio Ciudad de La Plata, and guaranteed qualification for the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup.
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“A very unpleasant situation”, said the coach of the Selection, Ramon Menezes, who this Saturday (3) will try to take the team to the quarterfinals, in a duel against Israel.
Two weeks ago, Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior, from Real Madrid, was the target of racist insults during a game against Valencia in the Spanish Championship, an episode that caused outrage around the world and was condemned by the UN, the government of Brazil and athletes from all over the world. the modalities.
“We are totally against the racism that we are seeing and everything that is happening. In Spain, not all Spaniards are racist, but it is happening frequently there,” added Ramon.
According to the coach, Robert Renan is “saddened” by the comments on social networks.
“It doesn’t end”
After the insults in the game against Tunisia, the CBF sent a protest to FIFA and promised to present the evidence of the offenses to justice.
The player has not spoken to the press since then and is supported by his teammates.
“I don’t know. I don’t think this is going to end because they don’t do anything, right? So I don’t know what’s going on,” striker Sávio told AFP.
Sávio says he doesn’t understand why Brazilians, who “are always smiling” and “happy”, are frequent targets of offenses of this type.
“It’s happening with Vinícius Júnior and it’s not over. So it’s better to forget about it and focus here on the World Cup”, added the striker, who is also black.
After the insults in Spain, Vini became a world icon against racism.
Last week Ramon Menezes and the members of the coaching staff of the Under-20 team wore shirts with the phrase “There’s no game with racism”.
Midfielder Marlon Gomes proposed real actions to expel racists from stadiums and that the authorities have a firm hand.
“We players can help like this, making demonstrations (…) not only for Vinícius Júnior or for Robert [Renan]but all the people who suffer racism in the world”, concluded Marlon.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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