Abel Braga makes homophobic remark on arrival at Inter, apologises | OneFootball

Coach Abel Braga returned to Internacional in a controversial manner. Right at his presentation, held this Sunday, the coach made a homophobic statement while revealing a conversation with the squad and sporting director D’Alessandro. He later apologized.

“D’Ale is like a little ant: he’s everywhere on the field. I made a joke, and he scolded everyone. I said: ‘I don’t want my team training in pink shirts. Looks like a team of queers,’” said Abel Braga.

After the negative backlash, the coach used his Instagram profile to apologize. “Colorados and Coloradas, first of all, I recognize that I made an inappropriate comment about the color pink during my press conference. Before this spreads, I apologize. Colors do not define genders; what defines is character. Internacional needs peace and a lot of hard work,” he posted.

Archrival responds

After Abel Braga’s homophobic statement, Grêmio also responded on social media. “We are proud of all our fans, whether they are blue, white, black, pink, or any other color. Grêmio is a place of passion, where everyone can be whoever they want to be, a place where the most important thing is the voice of encouragement. Grêmio is the Club For Everyone and we are against any kind of discrimination,” the club posted.

Confidence in recovery

In his interview, Abel Braga showed confidence in Internacional’s chances of staying in the Série A of the Brazilian Championship. With 41 points, Colorado is in 17th place, just inside the relegation zone.

“I’m coming now because I believe in what I’ve seen. You must think I’m crazy, but I told the players: ‘Do you know why I came? Because I believe. A team that plays the first half you played against Santos can’t be in this situation, so you need to lift your spirits and regain your confidence in just a few hours to bring back who we really are,’” said Abel.

Next match

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