Tuesday, November 5

Luis Romo disapproved of the new homophobic shouts in the Azteca Stadium: “We have to change that culture urgently” [Video]


Romo dejó claro también que Cruz Azul va a competir por el bicampeonato.
Romo also made it clear that Cruz Azul is going to compete for the two-time championship.

Photo: Manuel Velasquez / Getty Images

Another regrettable episode about the homophobic screams was lived on this night Wednesday at the Azteca Stadium, in the midst of León’s 0-1 triumph. were punished and it was concluded, although the bad memory of the situation remained.

The internal voice of the stadium warned the fans to stop, not they followed suit and the authorities immediately took action on the matter. First the referee stopped the game in the minutes 88 and 90, then the League Match Commissioner acted BBVA MX.

Public and private security evicted more than 130 people from the third level eastern sector.

At the end of the game, the press questioned Luis Romo, Cruz Azul player, about this situation and the midfielder disapproved of the shouts.

“The Azteca stadium that represents everything in Mexico. The truth is that these issues do not correspond to me, but if you ask any Mexican footballer in which place he feels most identified, the Azteca stadium will tell you. It is the stadium where you grow up watching the national team, the big teams. So this is the best place, but we have to change that culture urgently now ”, outlined the player.

Romo is calm and trusts Cruz Azul

Beating America raised them to the highest mountain at a mental level, but the next game they fell at home against León, a result that makes them depend on others to secure a direct ticket to the Liguilla.

“It leaves me calm because in the second half we demonstrated what we have been demonstrating for a long time. A very early load and a game on the weekend, then it means that we are well, we need to meet, adapt. The ideal is to get into a direct classification, we still have a chance, but the fact of a playoff can help you a little bit to arrive more amalgamated, “said Romo about his team’s performance.

However, he added that they cannot show two faces in such a short time. He assures that they must adjust the concentration to win the games, he feels that the issue does not go through the physical but through the mentality.

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