Braga says they were racially abused by Benfica fans: what a disgrace | OneFootball

The events of the friendly match between Benfica and Flamengo continue to cause a stir, but this time for the worst reasons. Estela Braga, Emerson Royal’s wife, took to social media to denounce a wave of insults and racist messages directed at her family.

The controversy arose after the incident in which Emerson Royal challenged Jaden Umeh for the ball, with the young Benfica winger ending up injured. Since then, the Brazilian influencer has revealed that she has been the target of attacks on digital platforms by some fans, a situation that has also affected the couple’s son, Ravi, who is only 2 years old.

Through several posts, Estela Braga shared some of the messages she received and explained that she usually avoids giving importance to this type of comment. "I normally don’t even respond to hate. I even avoid looking at it. I have someone who manages my account and deletes those kinds of messages," she began by writing.

However, the scale of the attacks led her to break her silence. "People from Portugal are insulting me because of a situation that happened in a match. I’m not even a player and I’m being attacked. They are talking about my son. What does that have to do with me?" she asked.

The influencer shared screenshots of several offensive messages, in which she was called a "footballer’s wife" and both she and her husband were insulted with derogatory expressions. "What I posted were only the messages that offend me directly. But there are also racist comments, in which they call us monkeys. I’m not even going to say everything I think about this matter so I don’t lose my composure, but it’s sad to realize that people like this still exist. Disgusting," she vented.

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