The Spanish newspaper "AS" reported a "racist" incident in the friendly between Tunisia and Brazil, in which the latter's striker, Richarlison, star of the English club Tottenham, was the victim.
And at the Parc des Princes in Paris, during the second half, the footage clearly showed that Richarlison threw a banana while he was celebrating the second goal in the confrontation that ended with a landslide victory for "Celeciao" 5-1 yesterday, Tuesday.
Na comemoração de Richarlison, foi arremessada uma banana em direção ao jogador da seleção brasileira.
@s1_live pic.twitter.com/6zjC4OVZto
— Isabelle Costa (@bellexcosta) September 27, 2022
Commenting on this incident, the Brazilian Football Confederation issued a brief statement saying, "Unfortunately, a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison, who was celebrating Brazil's second goal in the match."
Após o segundo gol do Brasil, uma banana foi arremessada em direção a Richarlison.
A CBF reforça seu posicionamento contra a discriminação e repudia veementemente mais um episódio de racismo no futebol.
📷: Lucas Figueiredo/CBF pic.twitter.com/hcUqBjFxrz
— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) September 27, 2022
"The union is strengthening its position to combat racism and renounce any bias," he added.
It's time to work
It is the second double in two consecutive matches for Richarlison after the first against Ghana, but the banana throw incident dominated any joy the player felt when he shared his feelings on his Twitter account.
Enquanto ficarem de "blá blá blá" e não punirem, vai continuar assim, acontecendo todos os dias e por todos os cantos.
Sem tempo, irmao!
#racismonão pic.twitter.com/p8GqMPqUKa
— Richarlison Andrade (@richarlison97) September 28, 2022
The Tottenham striker tweeted that "as long as they stay within words and fail to implement the sanctions, this will continue, it happens every day and everywhere. It's time to act."
The five-time world champion travels to Qatar next November to participate in the World Cup, loaded with 15 consecutive matches without defeat - he won the last 7 matches - and plays in Group G alongside Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon.