Ecuadorian striker Enner Valencia suffered a racist attack on his social media profiles, who accused them of eliminating Inter de Porto Alegre in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores.
Enner failed to score on three occasions against Cariocas. If they had entered the opponent’s goal, they would have changed the fate of Colorados in the Conmebol tournament.
In the end, Porto Alegre said goodbye to the competition with a 2-1 defeat (total score 3-4 in favor of Flu).
Enner Valencia, ‘destroyed’ in Brazil: ‘the big man responsible for the elimination of Inter from Porto Alegre’, the ‘worst’, the ‘villain’, according to the press
Fans wrote derogatory comments about the skin color of the striker of the Ecuador national team, who was born in Esmeraldas 33 years ago.
It could have been a win for Inter in the first leg of the semi-final, but they let Fluminense react with a player less
Enner Valencia is left with a wish! Fluminense defeats Inter de Porto Alegre and is a finalist for the 2023 Copa Libertadores.
Sport Club Internacional expresses its strongest rejection of the racist attacks directed at its athlete Enner Valencia, and stands in solidarity with the player and his family, giving them all the necessary support.
Read the club’s official statement in full:… pic.twitter.com/PKEHzAT8F4
— Sport Club Internacional (@SCInternacional) October 5, 2023
Upon learning of this fact, the Colorado team released a statement: “Internacional expresses its strongest rejection of the racist attacks directed at its athlete Enner Valencia.”
“The club does not tolerate any discrimination, and at the same time stands in solidarity with the player and his family, providing them with all the necessary support,” he adds.
And Inter points out that “they will forward the case to the authorities, convinced that misdeeds on social networks will not go unpunished”.
In this edition of the Cup, Enner, who was signed by the Brazilian team in June, appeared in 6 games and scored 4 goals. One went to River Plate and three to Bolívar de La Paz. (D)
Source: Eluniverso

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