The player has been a constant target of racist attacks in Spain
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This Thursday (12) the United Nations (UN) approved the project presented by Brazil to create a global plan against racism and discrimination in sport. The Brazilian proposal was created due to the cases that Vinícius Júnior suffered in Spain.
According to information from the "UOL" portal, Brazil's proposal recommends that the UN initiate global programs to eradicate racism and discrimination in conjunction with the Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA. Furthermore, it states that entities should use the Olympics and World Cups as their main showcases.
Also according to UOL, Brazil was concerned about not giving the impression of making an accusation against Spain in the text of the project. With this, he negotiated behind the scenes so that Madrid, where the cases of racism against the former Flamengo occurred, would be comfortable with the measures.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to prepare the proposal after Vinícius Júnior suffered racism at the Valencia stadium in May. The project includes the fight against racism on the UN agenda and proposes certificates for clubs that meet basic requirements in the fight against prejudice.
The cases of racism against Vinícius Júnior in Spain, especially the last one, have revived the discussion about prejudice in sport around the world. Thus, FIFA president Gianni Infantino decided to create the anti-racism committee and invited former Flamengo to lead it.
“We will create a group of active players, who will meet with FIFA to propose measures . Because we, as managers, our most important responsibility is to give the players the best players to bring joy to us. Firstly, we have to listen to the players, their feelings and their proposals. Next, for me, what is very clear is that there is no football if there is racism. When there is racism, we have to stop the games”, said Infantino.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.
The Rubro-negra lineup follows:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.
Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:
"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."
Match starts at 7pm this Thursday
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Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.
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