After Neymar denounced racism, Leonardo leans on the trial: “There are images. There are audio” | french soccer

“I am not going to comment on what happened. It was on television. There are the images, there is the audio and the case will be tried. Neymar told me what happened, “said Leonardo.

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Jersey 10 was ejected at the end of 1-0 defeat of PSG to Olympique de Marseille after referee Jérôme Brisard addressed the VAR monitor and saw the attacker slap Álvaro on the head. Neymar left the field in outrage and told the cameras that the rival defender had been racist.

Neymar’s outburst leaving the field:

After the game, the Parisian forward published two messages on the Twitter and claimed they called him “monkey son of a bitch …” by Álvaro González when we have the information. In the match, the Brazilian had already drawn the attention of the referee at 37 minutes due to discriminatory attitudes from the Spanish. Leonardo was tough against the match judge, who dealt 17 cards, including five red cards.

– When there are 14 yellow and 5 red it means that the game has gotten out of control. It is the first to be said. But I will not defend the indefensible (fight in the field) (…). We have a referee (Jérôme Brisard) who called the League Cup final, but he has no experience for these matches. We have other referees – Leonardo commented.

Asked about Neymar’s accusations, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said he had not seen the insults from the Olympique Marseille defender. But he stressed that the attacker was outraged.

– Neymar said he suffered a racist insult. I didn’t hear anything in the field. Racism, in life and in all areas, including sport, should not exist – said the technician, at a press conference.

André Villas-Boas, coach of the Marseille team, followed the same path as Tuchel. But he reiterated that the discord began when Di María had spat at Álvaro González.