Renato Portaluppi, Flamengo coach, vehemently denounced him at the press conference after the 1-4 victory against Olimpia, in Asunción, in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. “Unfortunately there were racial insults. I have complained to the fourth official and the party delegate and we informed our board of directors. Now the club is going to take the appropriate measures. It is a situation that surprises you, that saddens you, it is something that not only happens in Brazil but all over the world “, Exposed the charismatic technician.
And now Conmebol has begun to take action on the matter. Several Brazilian media have already reported that the highest South American soccer body will establish a disciplinary procedure to investigate the complaints of several Flamenguista players, who received racist insults from some Olimpia fans.
Once the investigative process has been established, Olimpia will be notified and will have a limited time to respond to Conmebol. At the same time, Flamengo will send the South American body all the material it is collecting where the insults would be appreciated. In some of the images, released on social networks, some Olympia fans can be clearly seen calling the rubblack players “monkeys”.
There is a lot of outrage within Flamengo for what happened in Asunción. Through a statement, the Rio de Janeiro club not only “repudiates” what it qualifies as “unfortunate episodes of racism”, but also announces that it will present a formal complaint to Conmebol for what happened and that it will have a parallel transit to the investigation procedure that is will establish.
There will hardly be a resolution from the South American body before the second leg, scheduled for next Wednesday at the National Stadium, in Brasilia.