Bobadilla cuts deal to dodge charges over Venezuelan slur | OneFootball

São Paulo midfielder Bobadilla has reached an agreement with the courts regarding the xenophobic insults directed at player Miguel Navarro during a match against Talleres in last year’s Copa Libertadores.

On that occasion, Bobadilla called the opposing athlete a “starving Venezuelan.”

Navarro reported the incident to Chilean referee Piero Maza, who even stopped the match for a few minutes. After the game, which São Paulo won 2-1, the Paraguayan was indicted by Drade (Police Department for the Repression of Sports Intolerance Crimes) for racial injury.

With the agreement accepted by the court, the player will have to fulfill a series of socio-educational measures. Among them are classes on xenophobia and the production of four videos, each about two minutes long, explaining what he has learned about the subject.

Bobadilla will also have to visit the Immigration Museum in Mooca, in the eastern zone of São Paulo’s capital, as well as donate R$ 61,000 in books to the Coordination of Policies for Immigrants and Promotion of Decent Work.

As part of the measures, the athlete will also make four posts against xenophobia on his social media, one every 30 days, with content previously approved by the São Paulo State Public Prosecutor’s Office.

If all the requirements are met, the case will be closed without the opening of a criminal process.

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