Abel Ferreira opens up about discrimination and remains silent for 30 seconds

The Palmeiras coach was called “a bad Portuguese…” by the director of São Paulo, who, however, apologized

Abel Ferreira addressed the insult he received from Carlos Belmonte, director of São Paulo, after a game with Palmeiras on March 3rd.

Last night, after beating Ponte Preta 5-1 in the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Paulista, Abel Ferreira made what he claimed to be the last statement on this topic, at a press conference.

Two-time Brazilian champion won the quarter-final game and qualified for the next phase

«I repudiate any and all acts of discrimination, be it gender, skin color, nationality, or any type of violence. This goes far beyond the sphere of football. It’s a question of humanity. I repeat, I repudiate any and all acts of discrimination. This is the message I want to leave, and publicly I no longer speak about this subject”, said the coach, who, after this statement, insisted on remaining silent for 30 seconds.

Belmonte has already apologized and São Paulo reached an agreement with the Court of Sports Justice to convert possible punishments for the manager into fines which, when added together, according to the Globe Sportsroughly reach 37 thousand euros.