Brazilian soccer membership Santos mentioned Thursday that two of its gamers had been racially abused by followers through the workforce’s 2-1 loss to Audax Italiano in a Copa Sudamericana match on the Chilean workforce’s stadium.
Santos mentioned in a press release that defender Joaquim and striker Angelo, who’re Black, “were verbally abused” and harassed by native followers “making monkey gestures” throughout a group-stage match Wednesday night time within the metropolis of Rancagua.
The Brazilian membership mentioned it had introduced its complaints to South American soccer physique CONMEBOL, which has opened a case on the difficulty.
Another racist incident at a Copa Sudamericana match befell Tuesday night time in Argentina through the recreation between Colombia’s Independiente Santa Fé and native workforce Gimnasia la Plata.
Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega, who’s Black, mentioned he confronted racial insults from native followers.
“We are not improving as mankind, this is a disaster all over the world. It is very sad to come here and this happen,” Rodallega advised the official broadcaster after his workforce’s 1-0 defeat. “We didn’t lose the match because of those people, but this issue of racism tires us.”
