“Zenit” about the removal of vendic: there is no racism, there is no insults on racial grounds
The Petersburg “Zenit” in his Telegram channel made an appeal on the situation with the removal of the Brazilian player of the Vendel team for an insulting gesture in the match of the 20th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) against the Voronezh “Toronezh“ Toronezh ”.
In the club, they promised to unite around Vendel and all those who are faced in Russia with manifestations of intolerance. “There is no racism. There is no insults on racial grounds. There is no thing that contradicts the world values of football and sports, ”the statement said.
Earlier, the chairman of the Board of Directors of Zenit, Alexander Medvedev, called for evaluating the behavior of the fans in the match with the torch. He remained unhappy with the removal of Wendel for the middle finger shown towards the stands. According to the head coach of Zenit, Sergei Semak, the Brazilian was provoked.
The meeting between Zenit and the torch took place on March 8 and ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Petersburgers. In the 74th minute, Wendel received a red card.
Source: Lenta
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