A Crusader club fan was caught imitating a monkey towards the red and black team’s bar. Additionally, the visiting fan had to deal with the launching of objects, including flares.
The racist gesture of a barrista from the Catholic University in the duel between UC and Flamengo for the Copa Libertadores was far from going unnoticed. The crossover fan imitated a monkey in the direction of the visiting fans in an attempt to offend them.
Additionally, during the encounter, people in the area designated for foreigners had to scramble to avoid throwing objects, including flares.
This situation was strongly condemned by the South American press. In Brazil, UOL titled that “A Católica fan is caught imitating a monkey in a Flamengo match ”.
“During the confrontation between Universidad Católica, from Chile, and Flamengo, for the Copa Libertadores, a Chilean fan was caught committing a racist act towards the red and black public “, they continued.
“In a video shared on social media, a man can be seen imitating a monkey at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Santiago,” they added. In addition, they recalled other episodes where Brazilian teams received racist gestures. “Only in this edition of the Libertadores, fans of clubs like Corinthians, Fortaleza, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Red Bull Bragantino have already experienced racism in the stands ”.
Globoesporte, for its part, accused a “A Catholic University fan imitates a monkey in the direction of Flamengo fans . Racist gesture that happened during the second half of the match, valid for the Libertadores”.
“Located in a corner of the stadium, Flamengo fans were also targeted by cans, objects and even flares inside the stadium “, they pointed out.
In addition, they recalled the attacks that occurred over the weekend in the classic. “This is not the first incident involving Católica this week. In the classic against Colo-Colo – which ended 1-1 this weekend – there was a fight in the stands and other incidents, such as a complaint of theft in the dressing room ”.
Lance, in turn, pointed out that “Flamengo demands severe measures after acts of racism and vandalism in Chile”. They added that “the red and black team from the stands of the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Chile witnessed unfortunate scenes. There was vandalism, rocks and flares, and even racism ”.
Beyond Brazil
The racist gesture was not only covered by the Brazilian press, but also had repercussions in other parts of South America. In Argentina, Olé pointed out that “Another shameful episode of racism happened in the Copa Libertadores . This Thursday, in the match that Flamengo beat Universidad Católica 3-2 in Santiago de Chile, a Crusaders fan imitated the body gesture of the monkeys against the twisted visitor ”.
TYC Sports made a note with a compilation of racist gestures that took place during the week in different courts, in which they included what happened in San Carlos de Apoquindo. “The third day was full of gestures and reprehensible remarks against the supporters of the Brazilian teams “, they point out.
“After the arrest of the Boca fan at Arena Corinthians, new acts and reprehensible remarks that took place at Estudiantes-Bragantino, Emelec-Palmeiras and U Católica-Flamengo have been revealed,” they continued.
On the other hand, in Peru, Diario Correo reported that “a new episode of racism and aggression was written this Thursday in the context of the match between Universidad Católica and Flamengo, for the Copa Libertadores. The protagonists were fans of the Chilean team. After the incidents, the ‘Mengao’ filed a public complaint and demanded a severe punishment for the local distribution, unable to control their barristas ”.
“The complaint comes just three days after supporters of Catholic University and its biggest rival, Colo Colo, fought in the stands of the same stadium during the national classic, which ended in a draw of a goal,” they added.
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