Brazilian Rodrygo victim of racist attacks after defeat against Argentina

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Brazilian striker Rodrygo declared on Thursday November 23 that he was the victim of racist attacks on social networks, two days after the Seleção’s defeat in the ” superclasico » against Lionel Messi’s Argentina, at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. “ The racists are still on duty. My social networks have been invaded by insults and nonsense of all kinds “, denounced the Real Madrid striker in messages published on his Instagram and , according to the Globo Esporte website, citing Rodrygo’s advice. His national team teammates, such as Neymar and Vinicius Jr, who himself is regularly the target of racist attacks in Spain where he plays alongside him at Real Madrid, expressed their solidarity with the Merengue striker. In a statement, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) condemned “ racist acts » and assured that she “ will continue to work tirelessly to ban this disease of racism from football ».

Published on: 11/24/2023 – 10:29 Modified on: 11/24/2023 – 10:32

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Madrid’s Rodrygo Goes during the La Liga match between them and Sevilla. 10/22/22 AP – Manu Fernandez

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