[Sport] Neymar: You acted like a fool ... and insults are part of the game

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Brazilian star Nima admitted that he "acted like a fool" by receiving a red card in the final seconds of the "Clasico" French League, which his team Paris Saint-Germain lost at home, on Sunday, to rivals Marseille (0 -1).

At the same time, Neymar called on officials to make a greater effort in combating racism, after accusing Spanish defender Alvaro Gonzalez of calling him a monkey, which the latter denied.

El Clasico witnessed great tension between the players of the two teams, forcing the referee to announce the yellow card five times in the first half, and nine in the second.

The tension increased in the last sixth minute of stoppage time, with bilateral clashes between the Argentines Leandro Paredes (Saint-Germain) and Dario Benedetto on the one hand, and Amavi (Marseille) and Levine Kurzawa, so the referee dismissed them, the first with the second yellow card, before Neymar was sent off for hitting Alvaro Gonzalez without a ball. Moment of engagement.

According to scenes broadcast by the "Telefoot" network, Neymar complained half an hour after the start of the match to the arbitration body, reiterating on several occasions "racism, no!", Referring to the Marseille defender in charge of monitoring him.

Then Neymar said to the fourth referee, leaving the rectangular Parc des Princes: “Look at the racist! That is why I hit him! ”, Before he later tweeted:“ My only regret is not hitting this idiot in the face. ”

He added in another tweet: “It's easy for VAR to show my hostility. Now I want the scenes of the racist who called me a monkey to appear. I'd like to see that! If I do Karitellia, you will punish me. For a slap, I get fired. And they are? So what?".

And Saint-Germain supported the most expensive player in the world, expressing his "strong support", but Neymar acknowledged Monday that he would accept the punishment that the Disciplinary Committee is expected to reveal in the League of League on Wednesday.

"Yesterday I rebelled," the former Barcelona player said in a lengthy post on Instagram on Monday. I was punished with the red card because I wanted to hit someone who had offended me. I thought that I could not leave without doing something, because I realized that the officials would not do anything, did not notice (the racist insult) or ignore the truth. ”

Neymar continued: “In our sport, insults, insults are part of the game, of conflict. You cannot be thin. I understand this man (Alvaro Gonzalez) partly, everything is part of the game, but racism and intolerance are not acceptable. ”

“Should I have ignored that (the insult)? I don't know yet ... Today, quietly, I say yes, but during the course of the events (what happened in the meeting), I and my comrades asked for help from the judges and we were ignored. I accept my punishment because I had to follow the clean football route. On the other hand, I hope the perpetrator is also punished. ”

And he believed, "Racism exists. It does exist, but we have to stop it. No more (from racism). Is enough!". He added, “The man was a fool (Alvaro Gonzalez). I also acted like a fool because I let him get me involved in it. ”

Paris Saint-Germain, defending champion and runner-up of the European champions, lost their two matches so far, and has a third postponed match on Wednesday at home against Metz after his late return from the European competition (he reached the Champions League final and lost to Bayern Munich), while Marseille achieved two wins from two games.