The Copa Libertadores began in its previous phases, and the teams have already started the difficult path to the title. And it is also known how difficult it is to play as a visitor in South American soccer, due to the pressure exerted by the local public on visits. But sometimes, that pressure exceeds the limit and they are already direct attacks against the adversary.
And a complicated situation was experienced by the Atlético Mineiro squad, who traveled to Venezuela for their first leg against Carabobo. In the run-up to the match, supporters of the local club went to wait for the Mineiro bus and decided to yell “Macacos” at the Galo players, and the club decided to raise a claim. Faced with this situation, Conmebol decided to take action on the matter and issue a statement against such comments, considered racist.
“CONMEBOL considers any manifestation of racism and other forms of violence in its tournaments ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. In May 2022, the CONMEBOL Council modified the Disciplinary Code, increasing the penalties for discriminatory acts. Racism has no place in the South American football party. ENOUGH RACISM!“, was what the entity published on its networks, announcing that sanctions may come for Carabobo for the behavior of its fans.
This publication was reposted by Alejandro Domínguez, President of the institution, who shared the idea by putting: “Enough of racism!”.
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WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FIELD
Mineiro equalized with Carabobo. (AFP).