Palmeiras beat Cerro Porteño 3-0 for the Libertadores U-20, with goals from Riquelm Filipi (2) and Belé. However, the game was in the background after a act of racism committed for the fans of the Paraguayan team against the striker Luighifrom alviverde.
The 18-year-old suffered racist insults and made a strong collapse in the post-game interview. THE Sporting News shows details.
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What happened to Luighi?
33 minutes into the second half, Luighi was replaced and when he left the field, he ended up suffering racist insults. In the transmission images, you can see a fan making gestures imitating a monkey for the Palmeiras striker. Soon after, the player was caught crying in the reserve bench.
How long will racism be neglected?
You are giant, Luighi! 👏🏿
– If Palmeiras (@palmeiras)
What was Luighi’s outburst?
After the match, the attacker even gave an interview on the edge of the field. When asked about the game, Palmeirense jewelry made a strong outburst when he was questioned by a reporter about how the game went.
– No no. Is that serious? Are you not going to ask me about the act of racism that occurred today with me? It is serious? How long will we go through this? Tell me, how long? What they did to me is a crime, won’t you ask about it? Will you ask me about the game? What will Conmebol do what about this? Or the CBF, I don’t know. You wouldn’t ask about it, right? I didn’t go. It is a crime what happened today. This is training here, we are here to learn, ”said Luighi.
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Quem is it?
Luighi is a striker and has been playing for Palmeiras since 2012, when he started acting in the U11 category. He went through all the base categories to the under-20 and debuted as a professional last season.
Luighi, from Palmeiras, crying a lot in the bench after suffering racism of fans of Cerro Porteño, from Paraguay, in the game of Libertadores U-20.
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How long does Luighi’s contract go to Palmeiras?
In June 2024, Luighi renewed contract until May 2027. The striker’s termination fine is 55 million euros (about R $ 323 million, in the current price).
