Fan arrested after racist gestures during Liberta match in Brazil

An O'Higgins supporter was detained during halftime of the match against Bahia, on the night of last Wednesday (25), in the return leg of the second preliminary round of the Libertadores.

Francisco Javier Sepúlveda, 27 years old, was caught during halftime of the match held at the Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova making a monkey gesture towards the Tricolor players. 

Officers from the Event Policing Battalion were called after a report. And the "suspect was taken to the police station for the appropriate measures to be taken.”  

See the moment below: 

Check out the statement released by the Civil Police: 

“The 1st Territorial Police Station of Barris arrested a 27-year-old man in the act for the crime of racism committed during the match between Esporte Clube Bahia and O’Higgins, on the night of last Wednesday (25).

During halftime, the suspect, who is Chilean, was caught by video monitoring cameras making monkey gestures directed at the Brazilian players.

He underwent standard examinations and remains at the disposal of the Justice system.”

Bahia was eliminated ❌

After a 1-0 defeat on Chilean soil in the first leg, Rogério Ceni's team managed to go 2-0 up, but saw O'Higgins pull one back. This took the decision to penalties.

Castillo missed the Chilean team's second penalty, but Dell and Everton Ribeiro missed for the Tricolor.

Bahia said goodbye to Conmebol tournaments this season, as a spot in the Sudamericana is only awarded to teams eliminated in the third preliminary round of the Libertadores. 

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