Luís Castro apologises after racially charged comment at Grêmio | OneFootball

Coach Luís Castro apologized for using the expression “dark day” after Grêmio’s defeat to Internacional in the fifth round of the Campeonato Gaúcho. The Portuguese coach released an official statement on his social media in the early hours of Monday.

“I would like to publicly apologize for the expression I used at the end of Sunday’s derby during the press conference. At no time did I intend to make any racist offense. I was referring solely to the context of the game,” he wrote.

“I reinforce my position in defense of equality as a social value. Equality of opportunities, races, and religions. I humbly reaffirm my apologies. I respect the learning process and commit to not repeating the expression,” he added.

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Luís Castro’s statement came during the press conference after Grêmio’s 4-2 defeat to Inter at Beira-Rio. The coach was lamenting the loss.

“We’re going to work. I think there’s only one way to move forward, and that’s with work. There’s no other way. It’s not about lamenting, it’s not about hanging our heads so others will pity us. It was a dark day for us. It was a dark day for us, but it’s over,” he commented.

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