The night of last Tuesday did not culminate as expected for University of Sports. The 1-0 defeat against Corinthians, for the play-offs of the South American Cupwas a hard blow for the team, although not as big as the way in which physical trainer Sebastián Avellino was treated, after he was arrested for alleged racist acts against some Brazilian fans.
In this regard, the Ate institution released a statement showing its support for the member of Jorge Fossati’s technical team and expressed its rejection of the treatment he received. “During the last few hours, the honor of a professional from our club has been sullied. Sebastián Avellino was treated as a criminal in Brazil, spending the night in a dungeon, which we consider to be an inadmissible, demeaning and outrageous act”, starts the document.
They also spoke
Upon arrival in Lima, Jorge Fossati He referred to what happened with the member of his technical command, in an interview with Sports 890 from Uruguay. The DT recounted that “there were Corinthians fans behind the warm-up zone, in an unprotected grandstand who were calling themselves ‘handsome’, spitting and gesturing. Sebastián Avellino opens his arms and touches his chest as if to say ‘why to us, don’t be bad’””.
These actions were taken as racist acts, for which the club’s physical trainer was arrested. However, for Manuel Barreto, there were many things wrong with the way in which the member of the technical team was dealt with. “He spent the night in a dungeon with a criminal. He has not had the right to defense. They checked the cameras and there is no evidence to incriminate him. The same ones who accuse him attacked him throughout the game“, said.
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