Richarlison yesterday responded angrily to racist abuse after he scored as Brazil thrashed Tunisia in a friendly in Paris.
“As long as you continue to ‘blah blah blah’ and don’t punish, it will continue like this, happening every day and in every corner. No time left, man!” he wrote on Twitter in Portuguese.
Richarlison was pelted with objects from the stands after putting Brazil ahead for the second time as they thrashed Tunisia 5-1 at Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
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The Tottenham Hotspur forward celebrated in front of the Tunisian supporters, who responded by throwing a banana and plastic cups in his direction.
Brazil midfielder Fred kicked the banana off the pitch, before extra security guards took up residence on the side of the field.
“Unfortunately ... a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison, scorer of the second Brazilian goal,” the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) wrote on Twitter, including a photograph of the banana lying by the touchline. “The CBF reinforces its position to combat racism and repudiates any prejudiced act.”
Another Brazil scorer, Pedro responded to more boos and missiles from the crowd by bowing in front of them in celebration.
“It’s a shame, it’s difficult to see images like that,” said Brazil captain Thiago Silva, whose team posed for a team photograph before the match with a banner bearing an anti-racism message.
“Unfortunately it seems that we can’t change people’s mentality,” he said. “I hope they will realize that this doesn’t work, it’s the past. We have to change.”
The scene for a bad-tempered match was set when the vast numbers of Tunisia fans jeered the Brazilian national anthem before kickoff.
“I was puzzled, I was saying: ‘No, it’s a lack of respect.’ Football is a sport that promotes inclusion,” Tite said.
The match was also briefly interrupted in the first half following the use of laser pointers aimed at the players.
Last week, another Brazil star Vinicius Junior, was the target of racist chants when Real Madrid visited neighbors Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
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