A week after being arrested, the four River soccer players were released from a prison in Brazil. The players had made racist gestures during a match in that country.
The scandal of the women’s team River in Brazil had a new chapter, since this Friday the four players who were detained for racism were released.
It is about Candela Díaz, Camila Duarte, Juana Cángaro and Milagros Diazwho were detained in the Sant’Ana Women’s Penitentiary, in Saint Paulaccused of discriminatory behavior.
It all happened during a game of the Ladies Cup 2024against Guildwhen a goal celebration by the rival unleashed a series of racist gestures and insults by four members of the River Plate delegation.
The referee expelled six players from Riversuspended the match and gave it to the local team. But the worst came later with the arrests and Christmas in a penitentiary center.
The players involved could have received a sentence of between two to five years in prison. They are expected to return to the country shortly.
After the event went viral on social networks, the official River Women’s account expressed itself on its networks. “River Plate expresses its most absolute repudiation of the discriminatory gestures that occurred in the match with Gremio for the Brasil Ladies Cup 2024. It communicates that it is already taking the corresponding disciplinary measures and will continue working to eradicate this type of behavior”says the post.
It remains to be seen what institutional determination the club’s board makes, but it would not be a surprise if Their contract is terminated at four.
Source: Ambito
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