The Portmonenes striker took the flag and directed it to supporters in Guimarães, later saying it was a reaction to “racists spitting and cursing in a biased way” some of his Brazilian teammates.
Antonio Miguel Cardoso, President of F. Guimarães, that the Victorian club will sue Iago Carrillo, the Portimonense striker, for defamation. On Sunday, in the match between the two teams, which ended with the Algarve winning 2-1, the Brazilian striker scored the winning goal and celebrated in a controversial way, pointing the corner flag to the Guimarães crowd, as if pointing at a weapon.
the next day, Justified, through social networkssaying that he did not shoot into the crowd and that he was only reacting to the “racists who spit and insult in a biased way” some of his teammates.
Chairman Minho considers the remarks “pathetic” and “totally racist”. “We will sue the player for defamation. I was shocked by the report of the league delegate (Gonzalo Almeida), for not giving the necessary importance to the player’s appearances. Sometimes it gives me the feeling that the league does not want to promote the sports scene,” Antonio Miguel Cardoso told O JOGO.
