It was a special night for River fans. El Millonario returned to play with the public in the Copa Libertadores and the public returned to the Monumental after 925 days in this competition. The players responded on the field of play and it was a 2-0 victory against Fortaleza, in a great night for Marcelo Gallardo’s team.
The party seemed to be complete, but an unfortunate act of racism occurred in the stands. A fan brought a banana, peeled it and threw it to the Brazilian publiceither. The event was recorded by Fortaleza fans and quickly went viral.
#Liberators ? | Reprehensible: A fan of #River peeled a banana and threw it at the fans of #Strength ??
? #River could be penalized #Conmebol For this
? In the images you can identify it: Will there be a sanction by the club?pic.twitter.com/p5BbW4vNXK
— double yellow (@okdobleamarilla) April 14, 2022
Racism was present and the laughter of those around this man generated a lot of outrage. Both clubs released statements repudiating the fact and the man will receive serious sanctions.
Behind the Argentinian River fan who throws bananas at the Fortaleza fans, another one imitates a MONKEY @sbtrio
Racism Racism Racism pic.twitter.com/v3qpwY89oh
— Diego Sangermano (@disangermano) April 14, 2022
“River Plate expresses its absolute rejection of the racist and xenophobic gestures of a fan towards the visiting bias, and communicates that it is already implementing the corresponding measures to identify the culprit and apply the appropriate sanctions”, the club wrote on their social networks.
River Plate expresses its absolute rejection of the racist and xenophobic gestures of a fan towards the visiting bias, and announces that it is already implementing the corresponding measures to identify the culprit and apply the appropriate sanctions. pic.twitter.com/O8v52hwY6L
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) April 14, 2022
Beyond this apology and that the identified person will surely be expelled from the institution and the right of admission will be applied, everything indicates that Conmebol will take action and the Millionaire will be sanctioned. No to racism!