Portuguesa v Corinthians: Hugo Souza faces racist abuse on exit | OneFootball

Goalkeeper of Corinthians, Hugo Souza was the target of racist insults by Portuguesa fans as he left the field after qualifying for the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista. The player was named man of the match after saving three penalties for the qualification, one in regular time and two in the shootout.

As he left the pitch, Hugo Souza was insulted by some Portuguesa fans. In a video published by Rádio Jovem Pan, some of the insults directed at the athlete can be identified, such as: “Toothless, starving”; “Go cut that hair, you lice-ridden”; “Slum dweller.”

In the video circulating on social media, it is also possible to see that other Portuguesa fans reprimanded the aggressors.

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Portuguesa will hold a meeting this Monday to identify the aggressors and promises punishment if they are club member supporters. Additionally, the club expressed solidarity with the goalkeeper and stated it condemns racism and all forms of prejudice in an official note to the Lance outlet.

See Lusa's official statement:

“Official statement – Hugo Souza

Portuguesa SAF hereby repudiates the racist insults suffered by goalkeeper Hugo Souza, of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, after the match held last Sunday night (22), at Canindé Stadium.

We reinforce our solidarity with the athlete and the club, with whom we have a good institutional relationship and are already in contact on the matter, as well as strongly condemning racism and all forms of discrimination.

We are working for the prompt identification of those responsible for the insults and will determine the appropriate punishments, in addition to making ourselves available to public authorities if necessary.

We do not tolerate such acts and emphasize that “fans” like these are not welcome at Canindé or any other space in society.“

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