The Famalicão player Santiago Colombatto took to the Instagram social network to respond to the FC Porto captain about the alleged racist insult.
Santiago Colombatto shared a speech given by Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa when he was coach of Marseille: “Even if it seems impossible, don’t complain about anything, swallow the poison. Accept the injustice that in the end everything is balanced”, can be read in the image shared by the Famalicão midfielder.
This Friday morning, the Porto newsletter “Dragões Diário” confirmed that Pepe filed a complaint with the Public Security Police, just after the match.
The central defender accused Colombatto of calling him a “monkey” during the match with Famalicão, in the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semifinals.
“It is sad that this happens among athletes of this level. Unfortunately, the referee didn’t have courage, because that’s exactly what it is, lack of courage, because he heard it. [Colombatto] he called me ‘monkey’. Everybody knows what it is. It is monkey in Spanish. I didn’t leave the pitch out of respect for those who were watching the game and for Famalicão”, said the Porto defender, in the RTP flash interview, just after the second leg, which the Porto players won 3-2. of the extension…
Shortly after the 87th minute, Pepe became enthusiastic about Colombatto, who was on the ground awaiting medical assistance, and with the referee Manuel Mota, and the game was interrupted for about three minutes, while the center-back complained about having been white. of racist insults by the opponent. The dragons’ coach, Sérgio Conceição, was even shown a yellow card in that period.
“It is unfortunate that this is happening. Even more so, in front of the referee, who is the head of the game. He listened. He was upset, he said that it hadn’t been ‘cute’, that it had been ‘cute’. “The referee didn’t have the courage to stop the game. If the biggest boss on the pitch doesn’t have that courage, who will?” Pepe questioned.
On Thursday, FC Porto qualified for the final of the Portuguese Football Cup for the 33rd time in its history, beating Famalicão 3-2, in the second leg of the semifinals, after extra time.
After winning 2-1 in Vila Nova de Famalicão last week, the trophy holders saw the Minho team tie the tie, with goals from Cádiz (21st minute) and Iván Jaime (75th minute), with Galeno scoring the blue and white goal ( 28, penalty).
However, when everything indicated that the semifinal would be decided by penalties, Otávio (120+1 minutes) and Evanílson (120+4) sealed the qualification for FC Porto, who will face Sporting de Braga in the Portuguese Cup final. . Scheduled for June 4, at the National Stadium.
Source: TSF
