The Argentina nationwide crew is beneath fireplace after a video posted by midfielder Enzo Fernandez captured the Copa America winners singing a racist chant on Sunday evening.
Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 at Exhausting Rock Stadium to retain their Copa America crown.
However an Instagram stay from Fernandez captured an unsightly aspect of the post-match celebrations, as members of the squad sang an notorious music that first emerged forward of the 2022 World Cup Remaining vs. France.
Earlier than Argentina received that trophy as nicely, followers had been captured singing about how France’s gamers had been ‘all from Angola,’ and the way ‘they f*** transvestites like f***ing Mbappe’ (an obvious reference to the star’s beforehand reported romance with transgender mannequin Ines Rau).
And Argentina’s gamers may very well be heard repeating no less than the Angola portion of the vile music on their bus on Sunday, as Fernandez filmed the celebrations on his cellphone with a large grin.
Enzo Fernandez may very well be seen filming the Argentina bus as they sung a racist music
The Copa America winners beat Colombia on Sunday evening in further time in Miami, Florida
The Chelsea participant had been filming earlier than Argentina’s gamers began singing this specific music however ended the Instagram stay seconds after the racist chant started.
Followers on X slammed Argentina for singing the music.
‘Argentinians are disgusting,’ one wrote.
‘Ineffective footballer. Ineffective human being,’ one stated of Fernandez.
‘Any person inform me this can be a joke,’ one other stated.
Video of the incident on X (which additionally consists of completely different chants earlier than) has been seen over one million times.
Just one participant within the French squad for the 2022 World Cup, Eduardo Camavinga, was born in Angola.
Colombia’s beginning lineup on Sunday was primarily comprised of black gamers, together with ahead Jhon Cordoba, midfielder Jefferson Lerma and defender Davinson Sanchez.
And following a post-Copa America break, Fernandez will return to a Chelsea squad that’s captained by Reece James, who’s black.
The Argentine federation have but to deal with the video.
