Gerson’s father on Flamengo fans: “They can’t accept black success” | OneFootball

Marcão, as Gerson's father and manager is known, was harassed by Flamengo fans on the night of this Wednesday. The fans began throwing objects and liquids at the father of the Cruzeiro player, who had to be escorted from the VIP area where he was.

On Thursday morning, Marcão spoke out on his social media through a video. “Those people who did that to me are not Flamengo fans. They stopped watching the game, stopped celebrating their team's victory, just to insult and harass me,” he said. “The problem is that they are not complaining about what I did or didn't do. They are complaining about who I am and my work. Unfortunately, people do not accept the place where a black person is. They get upset about it.”

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The manager then thanked the messages of concern and stated that he is fine. “But I want to tell those who sent me numerous messages. To tell you that I am fine. I confess that people close to me did not send me messages, but that doesn't make me sad either, because I have been used to this since I can remember. I go through situations where I have to fight for what is mine. But strangers from various places sent me messages, I thank you and tell you that I am fine, ready to work.”

Finally, he explained that he will consider actions regarding the events. “We will see now, from here on, how we will act about yesterday's (Wednesday) events.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.