Ramon Abila Became the center of controversy after calling the Santos striker “dark” after exchanging jerseys after the 2020 Copa Libertadores semifinal game at the La Bombonera front. Boca Juniors Do it to avoid The same problem that Edinson Cavani had in England.
After qualifying for the Blue and Gold teams to the final of the Diego Maradona Cup. ‘Wanchope’ Revealed to ESPN that he changed his shirt with Marinho. At first, Ábila called him “black”, but to avoid controversy, he liked to call him “dark” The Cordovan. In an effort not to offend, he received criticism.
“Marinho asked me, I exchanged Marinho with a black man, I knew him, um … in the dark because now you call them black and they start complaining and everything. How is it But it’s affectionate: if I tell them black, what’s left for everyone else, right? ”Boca Juniors said forward.
As expected, the famous Brazilian media echoed Ramón Ábila’s remarks and quickly criticized his attitude.For example, ‘Globo Esporte’ assured me that “The Boca striker has made fun of complaints about racism, a problem that has always plagued Brazilian society and football.”
COVID-19 in Santos
‘Wanchope’ Ábila, on the other hand, cited a positive case of coronavirus that was discovered in Santos after Copa Libertadores’s first semi-finals.
“This is what happened, we don’t know if he caught it earlier, if he grabbed it later. This virus is unpredictable and you don’t know what you touched and what infection. All we need is for him to get well, to be with his family, to be with his family, ”said the former Huragan y Cruzeiro.
Remember that the semifinals between Boca and Santos will be played on Wednesday, January 13 at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Sao Paulo.
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