Three Boca fans jailed after racist incidents

Three Boca Juniors followers had been arrested for racist insults throughout their Copa Libertadores match towards Corinthians on Tuesday. Getty Photographs

Three supporters of Argentine facet Boca Juniors had been arrested for making racist insults after their 0-0 draw away to Brazil’s Corinthians within the Copa Libertadores, the Public Safety Division of Sao Paulo mentioned on Wednesday.

Throughout the event’s spherical of 16 match, two visiting Boca followers had been filmed imitating monkeys in entrance of Corinthians supporters, whereas the third was caught giving a Nazi salute.

The three males arrested, two for racial slurs and one for racism, had been being held in jail, the Public Safety Division mentioned in a press release cited by the native media.

“Corinthians vehemently repudiate the racist acts that concerned Argentine followers on the Neo Quimica Enviornment this Tuesday,” Corinthians wrote on their Twitter on Wednesday.

“These behaviours is not going to be tolerated.”

A Boca fan was additionally arrested within the workforce’s group stage recreation towards Corinthians on April 27 for making racist gestures at opposition supporters.

“True to their historical past of wrestle, Corinthians will proceed to file well timed complaints till it’s now not needed,” the membership added.

The 2 groups will face one another once more on July 5 in spherical of 16 second leg, in Argentina.

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