The incident occurred on Monday towards the end of the first division match that Miramar Misiones lost 2-1 against Liverpool F.C. for the Apertura tournament, when Caruso Lombardi exploded against the judge Javier Feres for sending off the player Guzman Pereira, and received a red card in turn. “Fucking black man. Jetón. I’m not going to leave,” Caruso Lombardi then told Feres. Hours later, the 62-year-old coach apologized on social network X, saying he was “embarrassed” by his words.
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The 10th Shift Flagrancy Prosecutor’s Office, headed by prosecutor Eliana Travers, took the case after the complaint filed by Feres. In addition, the survey of video cameras and the identification of possible witnesses was requested, as well as the appointment of a defense attorney.
The investigation seeks to determine whether or not the crime of inciting hatred exists, which carries a penalty of three to 18 months in prison.
In Uruguay, the Football Association condemned his statements
On Tuesday, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) “emphatically” condemned Caruso Lombardi’s statements and said it would take disciplinary measures. The DT was exposed to a suspension of up to five games.
The Uruguayan Association of Soccer Referees (Audaf) demanded punishment “with the greatest possible severity.” The Afro-Uruguayan group Atabaque, meanwhile, demanded “exemplary criminal actions” from the justice system.
In the midst of the controversy, Caruso Lombardi made his position available to the club’s management, who accepted his resignation. The coach, who had already had discussions with referees but without using racist insults, said in an interview with Sport 890 radio that he was not willing to be away from the fields for five games, and denied being racist.
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“The only thing that bothers me is that they bring racism into the mix, because I live with several boys who are dark-skinned and they are with me all the time fucking and we are hugging,” he said. And he added: “I said ‘Shitty black’ (to Feres) out of anger, because it’s a way of speaking that I have when I get angry.”
Caruso Lombardi had taken over as coach of Miramar Misiones: Directed 6 games (1 PG, 1 PE, 4 PP).
