Corinthians condemn racism towards players against SESI Franca | OneFootball

Corinthians was defeated by SESI Franca away from home last Sunday, 24th, in a game valid for the Paulista Basketball Championship. However, the worst moment happened off the court. According to an official statement from the club, athletes Kauan Raymundo – who lamented the incident on social media – and Lucas Cardoso were targets of racism by fans of the home team.

The attacks were directed at the Corinthians players, who received support from the technical staff and the match delegate to report the incident to the 4th Police Station in Franca, where they filed a police report. The club also thanked the head of security at the Pedrocão Gymnasium and the São Paulo Basketball Federation (FPB) – see the full statement below.

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“Sport Club Corinthians Paulista expresses its repudiation of the racist incident that occurred this Sunday (24) during the match against SESI Franca, held at the Pedrocão gymnasium, valid for the 7th round of the Paulista Basketball Championship.

Fans positioned behind the Corinthians bench directed racist insults at athletes Lucas Cardoso and Kauan Raymundo. The attacks were recorded in a police report at the 4th Police Station in Franca, accompanied by the coach and members of the technical staff, who also provided images of the suspects to assist with the investigations.

Corinthians reaffirms that it does not condone and will never remain silent in the face of any act of racism, prejudice, or disrespect to any human being. The club will continue to act so that those responsible are identified and duly punished, in addition to providing full support to the athletes.

The institution thanks the head of security at the Pedrocão gymnasium, who promptly supported the team and the victims, and also the São Paulo Basketball Federation for their collaboration.

Racism is a crime. And against racism, Corinthians will always be resistance.

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista”

Check out Kauan Raymundo's statement:

Today, my colleague and I suffered racial abuse during the match against Sesi Franca!It's more than an offense, it's racism!This goes against everything I believe in and fight for. It was the first time something like this happened to me, and I went to the police station to file a report because I don't want it to be just “another isolated case” (isolated case no. 58483859). It cannot happen again to me or others, racism is a crime. I hope the offenders are punished correctly.I hope no more acts like this happen to us.I thank the entire Corinthians staff, who gave us all the support, and the match delegate.Fire them up!

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