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Corinthians Demands Sanctions Over Racist Attacks on Goalkeeper
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Corinthians Demands Sanctions Over Racist Attacks on Goalkeeper

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Brazilian club Corinthians will demand an investigation and sanctions for racist insults directed at goalkeeper Hugo Souza by Rosario Central fans.
  • The incidents occurred during a Libertadores match in Rosario, Argentina.
  • Souza reported being called racial slurs throughout the game, and Corinthians condemned the racist behavior.

Brazilian football club Corinthians announced it will demand a thorough investigation and sanctions against fans of Argentina's Rosario Central for racist attacks targeting their goalkeeper, Hugo Souza. The incidents occurred during the first leg of their Copa Libertadores round of 16 match on Thursday in Rosario.

The club will demand an investigation that results in the identification and sanctions for the fans who committed such acts.

— CorinthiansIn a statement condemning the racist insults directed at goalkeeper Hugo Souza.

Corinthians issued a statement vehemently condemning the racist behavior, calling it "repugnant" and stating that such acts do not represent the spirit of football. The club emphasized its demand for the identification and punishment of the individuals involved in hurling racial insults from the stands of the Gigante de Arroyito stadium.

It is repugnant that we witness, again, scenes like this that do not represent what football is.

— CorinthiansExpressing dismay over the racist incidents during the match.

Goalkeeper Hugo Souza reported hearing racist slurs, including "monkey" and "shitty black," directed at him throughout the entire match. He noted that while the referee initiated the anti-racism protocol at one point, the game was not halted. Souza expressed his frustration, stating that such occurrences are frequent when visiting Argentina and that his only recourse is to inform the referee and try to maintain focus on the game, hoping for a change in attitude someday.

Unfortunately, every time we come here it's the same. The whole game, it seems like a common thing, which it cannot be. Throughout the whole game they called me 'monkey, shitty black'... It's something that happens frequently here.

— Hugo SouzaDescribing the racist abuse he endured during the match.

This incident follows a pattern of increasing racism in South American football. Last July, Flamengo reported similar online racist attacks by River Plate fans against their player Bruno Henrique. Both the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and CONMEBOL have been implementing various initiatives to combat and sanction racist behavior in matches.

The only thing I can do is report the insults to the referee, as I did; try to keep my head in the game and hope that this attitude changes someday.

— Hugo SouzaReflecting on his response to the racist attacks.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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