The president of Palmeiras, Leila Mejdalani, Pereira, said that the punishment of Cerro Porto de Conmebol for racial abuses against the under 20 years of Palmeiras, Luigidi, was too indulgent, criticizing the treatment with the Grops-Golving American of Brazilian clubs.
Conmebol inflicted a fine of the Paraguayan club of $ 50,000 and prohibited fans from attending their home matches during the under -20 tournament of Libertadores, where the 18 -year -old striker Luigidi was left in tears on Thursday when a man in the stands made racist gestures during the visit of the Palmeiras players.
“It hurts the soul,” Luigi wrote later on Instagram. “Until when? This is the question that I hope that we will not have to ask at one point. For the moment, we continue to fight.”
Pereira said that the punishment of Conmebol for Cerro was absurd.
“First of all, I would like to express my indignation to the $ 50,000 Conmebol penalty and closed doors,” she told TNT Sports on Monday.
“If you are late in the field in the field, it’s $ 100,000. If you turn on a push, $ 78,000. You see how Conmebol considers the offensive of racism. It is absurd.”
Pereira said that Palmeiras and other clubs have signed a letter to FIFA, asking the world director to intervene in the event of racism.
“Luigi’s tears hurt … It is not possible that someone was not moved by the sadness of this boy … The vast majority of Brazilian clubs have undergone this kind of crime,” she said.
Pereira said that Brazilian clubs were not well treated by Conmebol despite the country representing 60% of the income from the director.
“When the incident occurred, I called the president (Conmebol) Alejandro (Dominguez), but I couldn’t speak,” added Pereira. “After giving the interview that everyone saw, he called me and told me that he would be very strict with the sanctions, but from what I saw, he was not so strict.
“(And you can see it) because of the sanction that Conmebol has given for this incident. I have no doubt that this is an incentive so that new cases of racism occur.
“But I have no doubt about the solidarity that we have with all the Brazilian clubs, the vast majority of which has already undergone this type of crime in South America, in the tournaments organized by Conmebol, I have no doubt that it will not remain like that.
“We will take very serious measures against Conmebol. It is not with a small note, no, we must take firm measures.”
Pereira even launched the prospect that Brazilian clubs abandoned the conmebole and joined the northern, central and Caribbean concaacaf.
“I’m even going to throw an idea … Why not think about joining Concacaf?” She said.
“I think it’s the only way to respect Brazilian football because Brazilian football is not respected by Conmebol.”
Reuters’ information contributed to this report.
