Real Madrid spent a complicated time on Sunday against Pachuca for his second match of the Club World Cup. If they finally won 3-1, taking a big step towards the qualification for the round of 16, the Merengue suffered and may thank Thibaut Courtois, author of a very large performance in the goals.
Furthermore, marked by the exclusion of defender Raul Asensio, the meeting also saw Antonio Rüdiger enter a mad rage in the last minutes of the meeting due to a racist insult uttered, according to him, by Antonio Cabral. And despite the intervention of the referee, who sparked the anti -racism protocol provided by FIFA, his anger took time to fade.
The Madrid central defender received the support of his trainer at the end of the meeting. “Toni told us what happened, we believe it and we support Toni. We will see what will happen. I think the FIFA protocol has been activated and an investigation is open. If this has happened, all measures must be taken, because it is something unacceptable. In football, there is no zero tolerance for that ”said Xabi Alonso.
“Things that happen in football”
For his part, Jaime Lozano, his Mexican counterpart, expressed his surprise. “You teach me, we haven't talked about it in the locker room with Cabral. I cannot give you an explanation, because it is the first time that I have heard of this story. I'm going to talk about it with him, I have known him for a while and I have never heard such things to produce with Pachuca players ”he argued.
Antonio Cabral's teammate, Rondon recognized the facts with half-words. “These are things that happen in football, the friction is frequent, for me it must stay on the field”, he blown.
