By Gura Garcia
22 Jul 2024, 10:59 AM EDT
The Argentine national team won the recent Copa América 2024 that It took place in the United States, and one of the players on that team, Enzo Fernández, is in the middle of a controversy that was sparked by the Argentinean team’s celebratory chants that have been described as racist, homophobic and discriminatory against the French team.
In addition to the above, this past Sunday he received a tribute on the pitch at River Plate’s Monumental Stadium, the club to which he belonged throughout his childhood and development as a player.
His return to England will not be easy.
The situation in London is quite heated and complicated due to the investigation that both the club where Fernández currently lives, Chelsea of the Premier League and FIFA, due to formal complaints from teammates at Stamford Bridge such as Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi among others. This does not prevent Argentina from recognizing the player who was trained in the lower categories of River.
In the middle of halftime of the match between River Plate and Lanus, which ended Tied at two goals in the 6th round of the second phase of the Argentine Primera División, the world champion and two-time Americas champion midfielder received applause from the fans in the stands. Fernández once again wore a ‘Millonario’ shirt and was honored for his achievements.
Once again racist chants were chanted
However, these same fans greeted Fernandez with the same racial and homophobic chants, which could possibly lead to a sanction against the player, which, in the eyes of the public, especially in France, is once again a totally reprehensible and shameful act.
The shirt that Enzo wore had the number ’13’ on the back, remembering that He won a league title and the Campeones de Campeones before leaving for Benfica in Portugal in the middle of the 2022 season. After a semester, he already had the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and now he won his first Copa América defending the colors of Argentina.
Messi and Lo Celso also receive tributes
In the same vein as what River Plate did for Enzo Fernández, Lionel Messi Inter Miami and Giovani Lo Celso from Rosario Central were also honored for their respective sporting achievements. The 37-year-old forward was received with applause by the pink team of Miami as a result of his 45 championships throughout his career.
On the other hand, Lo Celso was also able to enjoy a moment similar to that of Enzo in the Monumental Stadium, since the midfielder who provided the assist for Lautaro ‘El Toro’ Martínez’s goal was at the Gigante de Arroyito last Friday, when ‘El Canalla’ beat Sarmiento (4-2).
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