‘Enough!’: Palmeiras denounces racism against his fans at the Emelec stadium | Soccer | Sports

Palmeiras denounced that his fans were “victims of racist offenses” after Verdao’s victory against Emelec (1-3), on Wednesday night at the George Capwell stadium, and claimed that there has been “enough” of permissiveness regarding these expressions.

“Palmeiras sympathizes with its fans, who were victims of racist offenses during the match played this Wednesday in Guayaquil, Ecuador,” the Brazilian club posted on social media.

And he added: “It is unacceptable that in the football environment we still have to live with demonstrations of such a low level. We deeply regret this episode and hope that the competent authorities take the necessary measures so that scenes like this do not happen again. Enough!”.

Videos on social networks showed a fan of the electric team at Capwell exchanging insults with followers of the two-time champion of America, images that were reproduced by the Brazilian press.

“In a video circulating on social networks, a boy wearing an Emelec shirt provokes Palmeiras fans with curses and laughter when they rebuke him,” he said. Globe Sports.

The newspaper Lance also published the news: “Party between Emelec and Palmeiras registered another case of racial insult in the Libertadores”.

The episode at the millionaires’ stadium occurred a day after a Boca Juniors (Argentina) supporter was arrested for racist gestures in the cup match against Brazilian Corinthians, in Sao Paulo, and later released on bail.

In mid-April, a River Plate fan was also the protagonist of racist gestures against supporters of the Brazilian team Fortaleza, also in the Libertadores. (D)