šŸŽ„ Moussa Marega walks off in Portugal after racist abuse | OneFootball

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Padraig WhelanĀ·16 February 2020

šŸŽ„ Moussa Marega walks off in Portugal after racist abuse

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Portoā€™s win at VitĆ³ria GuimarĆ£es on Sunday night was overshadowed by a disgusting racism incident involving the home support.

The visitors won 2-1, with their winner coming from Moussa Marega who netted on the hour mark against his former club.


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But that strike was followed by a torrent of racial abuse directed at the 28-year-old from a section of GuimarĆ£es fans, who had also subjected him to similar taunts during the warm-up and throughout the game.

The striker was so distraught by the incident that he signalled 10 minutes after his goal that he wanted to leave the field.

Although some team-mates, his coach and even opposition players attempted to intervene and change his mind, Marega walked down the tunnel and left the field of play.

That forced coach Sergio ConceiĆ§Ć£o into making a substitution when it became clear that the Mali international would not return.

Porto released the above video after the game, making their anti-racism stance clear.

Marega himself went on to publish an emotional statement on Instagram, in which he justifiably lambasted both the fans and match officials.

ā€œJust want to tell these idiots that come to the stadium to say racist chantsā€¦ fuck you,ā€ he posted.

ā€œI also thank the refs that didnā€™t protect me with the yellow card I got for defending the colour of my skin.

ā€œI hope to never meet you again in a football field! YOU ARE SHAMEFUL.ā€