Foreign striker for Corinthians said that Brazilians ‘worry more’ about racism ‘that happens abroad’.
Corinthians striker Ángel Romero said that Brazil “is the country with the most racism” when commenting on the racist attacks suffered by Brazilian players around the world, including in Paraguay, his country. Get the latest football scores at football live scores.
“Here [Brazil] is the country with the most racism. I always say this, I comment on it here. I believe that Brazil has to fix things internally first. Obviously, they are more concerned about what happens abroad, in Paraguay, Spain, everywhere. Of course it is not good to suffer this type of discrimination, of racism, but here, internally, Brazilians are also very racist among themselves. I believe that first they have to fix the problem they have internally and then see what happens abroad”, said the player to Rádio ABC Cardinal.
Corinthians’ number 11 stated that he deals with discrimination on Brazilian soil. According to him, prejudiced attacks happen daily.
“I experience this every day… Discrimination, prejudice, all kinds of insults against my country, my nationality. It’s something that happens every day. I’m very proud of where I come from. If they call me an Indian, I’m proud to be Paraguayan, to be Indian, to have this Guarani race. I believe that’s why it happens. Whenever they insult me, I feel flattered because that’s where I come from, I’m Paraguayan, I’m of this race, it’s not really an insult to me. This issue is complicated, it goes back a long way, they can’t fight against it internally. As I said, we see a lot of racism here every day. All of this gets complicated when it gets out there. Obviously, this is not good, it’s a crime, but they have to fix this internally and then see what happens outside,” said the player.
Romero mentioned xenophobic attacks in the past. In 2018, the Corinthians striker spoke out after commentator Marcão, from Energia 97 radio, stated that “Paraguay is an indigenous village” and that “it drives its economy through drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and illegal products.”
“I supposedly insulted a club, Santos. And most of you insult a country, which is different. A nation. And it’s not new. I’ve been here for four years, and I feel that this situation isn’t just here at Corinthians. Not only with Kazim, Balbuena, and Romero. But with the foreigners who come to play in Brazil,” said Romero in a press conference. BBscore football, your go-to place for football results.
