Ângelo is a victim of racism at Sul-Americana and vents

angeloof saintsrevealed to have been a victim of racism in the defeat to Audax Italian, in a match that was held in Chile, during the night of last Wednesday, 24. At the opportunity, the attacker was called “monkey” by a fan as he left the field after being substituted in the 32nd minute of the second half. The athlete left on the other side of the lawn to speed up the substitution and was attacked with screams and racist insults.

“It was a fan. When I left they started cursing me, normal. South American game thing. When I got close to the flag to leave, a fan called me “mono, hijo de puta” and made monkey gestures. I ended up cursing him back and asked the assistant to do something. But, as always, people omit, do nothing. They are complicit in racist acts. It’s complicated because we talk, make videos, publicize not to do this and people keep doing it. I hope Conmebol takes action. Look at the cameras in the stadium, on television and don’t just say “enough with racism”. May Conmebol take action“, he told in an interview for “De Olho no Peixe”.

According to the Santos player, after the 2-1 defeat to Audax Italiano, even with everything that has happened in the world of football in relation to racism, people tend to continue making the same type of mistake: It’s amazing. It comes out in the media. Everyone repudiates, communicates. It’s amazing how people don’t mature. They don’t learn. Enough of racism. It’s something that hurts a lot of people. Let the punishment be done.”

Ângelo made a long outburst after suffering racism in the match against Audax Italiano. He recalled the ‘Vini Jr Case’, which is still being debated in Spain, and asked that actions be more effective. According to the Santos striker, speeches and campaigns against racist acts are not enough. The athlete wants to receive more than support, he wants action from local and sports authorities.

“You have to have an attitude. It’s no use just talking, disclosing, making notes, communicating. Enough of that, of racism, of being an accomplice. Just talk. You have to start having an attitude, punishment. Something that people look at and say that there can’t be more, that you have to respect people. Not just in football, in all sports, in everyday life. People don’t learn. It’s incredible how it happened recently with Vinícius Jr. and it happened now. It happened at Libertadores too. It’s amazing how humans don’t learn. Here is my indignation, I hope Conmebol does something. Let it be an attitude, not just a statement or a hashtag. Gotta have attitude“, finished.

Santos spoke on the subject and revealed that he denounced the case of racism against Ângelo!

“Santos Futebol Clube, once again, goes public to vehemently denounce and repudiate yet another case of racism in football. This time, the targets of racial slurs were our players Ângelo and Joaquim. The two athletes were attacked verbally and with gestures imitating monkeys by opposing fans present at today’s match.

The crime was reported by Santos FC, still inside the stadium, to representatives of Conmebol. With the two cases officially registered, the club awaits the entity’s position in the face of this unacceptable situation.

As has already been said, racism should not only be fought, but also severely punished.“, he wrote.

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