Argentinian commentator apologizes for controversial line around Pele’s death: ‘It wasn’t my idea to make fun of me’

Alejandro Fabrice has been at the center of the controversy for several hours. The Argentinian commentator, one of the best-known in the Trans-Andean country, has been harshly criticized for his controversial account of Pelé’s death, just hours after the Brazilian star’s death. “It’s a rare thing. To some capable they don’t like . Pelé came with Santos to play at the Colón stadium in Santa Fe in 1964, when he was in Primera B. They played a friendly match with a Colón team that would be promoted the following year, Colón won 2-1 and from then on the stadium was nicknamed What’The Elephant Graveyard for this Santos from Brazil,” he started to say.

However, the worst would come later. “And curiously, this was sent to me by a friend, half in black humor…Pelé is dying of colon cancer. A half silly, half curious, but striking thing “, he spoke in the broadcast of the Sportia program, from TyC Sports, the channel in which he works.

The reactions were not long in coming. Yes the vast majority were condemnable with the performance of the professional .

Fabbri tries to make up for his mistake. He does this via Twitter, precisely the platform on which he has received the most criticism. On his own, he apologizes. “Many football fans were offended and I apologize. It was not my idea to make fun of Pelé or something like that. I said it was a question of black humor and that was it. I’m sorry. It will not happen again” he wrote on the platform.

However, even the act of repentance did not lessen the intensity of the reproaches. In fact, his new intervention was filled with negative comments regarding his performance. For the most part, they point out that he should have thought more before making a comment that his detractors are quick to call unfortunate.