Mikel Arriola , president of Liga MX, said that the case of racism that the Santos defender, Félix Torres , denounced in the match of the Laguneros against Atlético San Luis.
Through his Twitter account, the manager explained that They will impose the corresponding punishments and this type of actions will not be allowed within Mexican soccer.
“Given the facts reported in the Atlético de San Luis match against Santos, I reiterate that type of discrimination will NOT be tolerated in Liga MX . Once the investigation is concluded, the corresponding sanctions will be established to avoid the repetition of regrettable expressions, ”wrote Arriola.
Faced with facts reported in the match @ AtletideSanLuis / @ ClubSantos , I reiterate that any type of discrimination will NOT be tolerated in the @ LigaBBVAMX . Once the investigation is concluded, the corresponding sanctions will be established to avoid repeating unfortunate expressions
– Mikel Arriola (@MikelArriolaP) February 02, 2021
For his part, Santos Laguna also spoke about it, sending a statement where they express that they hope that the League MX and Femexfut reach the last consequences after the insults that the Ecuadorian defender received.
“We hope that the exhaustive analysis by Liga BBVA MX and the Mexican Soccer Federation reaches the last consequences, to make sure that this does not happen again and that it is eradicated from our football ”Wrote Santos Laguna.
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