In a meeting this Saturday (21), the Organizing Committee of the Brasil Ladies Cup decided to apply the maximum penalty provided for in article 26 of the competition regulations, and confirmed the elimination of River Plate from the 2024 edition and the suspension of the team for two years in the competition , due to , last Friday (20).
After the draw at the end of the first half, the River Plate midfielder was caught on broadcasts imitating a monkey towards a ball boy, who reported what happened to the assistant referee and informed the main referee and the confusion began. The competition’s Organizing Committee issued a note clarifying the decision.
Check the Committee’s note
In a meeting this Saturday (21), the Organizing Committee of the Brasil Ladies Cup decided to apply the maximum penalty provided for in article 26 of the competition regulations, confirming the elimination of River Plate from the 2024 edition and the suspension of the team for 2 (two) years. The organization reinforces its anti-racist position and reaffirms that it will never tolerate cases of this nature.
Since the incident, we have been providing all legal support to those involved. Furthermore, during the final between Bahia and Grêmio, this Sunday (22nd), at 4pm, at the Canindé Stadium, we will have several actions to strengthen the fight against racial discrimination.
We reiterate our respect for River Plate-ARG, an institution that participated in the 2021 and 2024 editions, but it is worth highlighting that in addition to the sporting aspect, the Ladies Cup also values the educational and social bias present in the complementary actions to the event. We will never condone this type of episode within the championship. In this way, the Organizing Committee has just implemented a new guideline incorporated into the regulations of all future editions, providing for the summary banning of any participating club or team, whose athletes and managers perform racist gestures on the playing field.
Action against racism in the final
With the victory by WO, Grêmio guaranteed a place in the final and will face Bahia, who qualified first in Group A of the competition, with two wins and a draw. The match will take place next Sunday afternoon (22), at 4pm, at Pacaembu, in São Paulo.
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