There Canadian Soccer Federation denounced that one of its players had suffered racist comments on social networks after the team's defeat against Argentinathis Thursday, during the opening match of the America's Cup.
“Canada Soccer is aware of and deeply troubled by the racist comments made online and directed towards one of our men's national team players following tonight's match,” the statement said. “We are in communication with CONCACAF and CONMEBOL on this subject,” he adds.
Apparently, defender Móise Bombito, defender of MLS's Colorado Rapids, was seriously insulted on his Instagram account. The Colorado Rapids defender starred in one of the controversial plays of the match, making a harsh tackle on Leo Messi in the second half that left the Argentina captain sore on the grass, although he was able to continue.
In a post on social media after the match, Bombito wrote: “My beautiful Canada”, with a heart emoji and below he placed the phrase: “There is no room for this garbage” . The 24-year-old footballer plays as a defender for the Canadian team and the Colorado Rapids of the MLS.
The other complaint from the Canadian coach after the match
During the post-defeat press conference, Jesse Marsch surprised by loudly complaining about the Argentina national team's delay in returning to the field for the second half. As confirmed by MDZ, Scaloni's team reappeared 20 minutes and 10 seconds after the end of the first half.
“When they were late, I knew they were watching the video and analyzing how they wanted to play against us. I wish the referees could handle that better. If we were 5 minutes late, they would give us a penalty. “There would be a big problem,” the Canadian coach said in an annoyed tone. .
“Let's see what happens with Argentina. Beyond that, I made sure my players knew they were going to come up with a new plan and I fundamentally changed their tactical system, but we still got it resolved. But Argentina should be fined. Okay? A fine “I wrote that, Olé, La Nación,” he added, mischievously mentioning two Argentine media outlets.
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