America beat Santa Fe 1-0 in the home runs of the Women's Betplay League.
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Independent Santa Fe spoke on Thursday regarding the serious complaint made by Carlos Hernández, coach of América de Cali, about alleged racist insults after the duel played on Wednesday in Bogotá for the home runs of the Women's Betplay League.
Through an official statement, the club said that they have historically been defenders of diversity and respect, and that, after conducting their own research and gathering testimonies of their staff in the Campín, they did not find, according to them, evidence of the facts denounced by the scarlet team.
“From Independiente Santa Fe and once heard several actors of the party (managers, players, technical body and security personnel) present in the commitment played yesterday, We are sure that there is no evidence of racist behaviors”, Communicated the cardinal.
In the same pronouncement, the club announced that while the relevant investigations take place, they made the decision that the parties that the female squad dispute in a local condition will not have the presence of public.
This pronouncement of Santa Fe responds to the strong signaling of coach America, who denounced at a press conference that he received racist insults from the gallery. Referee Camila Rodríguez had to stop the game for these facts when a minute was missing for the end.
“Beyond sports, there is what soccer enluta. This act against us and against all our black players in America who are in the professional team. (…) This should not happen, it is incredible, it is unheard of. It hurts and I am proud of my race, of my children who are black and come here to the capital to receive that abuse, ”said the scarlet strategist.
América spoke about it earlier this Thursday and supported his coach through a statement. “We raise a voice of protest against these acts of discrimination that tarnish football, a sport that must be lived with respect and peace.”
“Why he puts the public, why he gets with the fans. At no time they told her black. It is true that racism must be attacked, but not today, not dramatic. I have gone to Cali and have also treated me badly” – Omar Ramírez about the rival technician. pic.twitter.com/em0tDEAoIq
– Cardinal Mundo (@mundo_cardenal) August 14, 2025
Omar Ramírez, Santa Fe coach, referred to Hernández's statements and told another version. “Let's get serious, Carlos, to get serious, what he puts with the public, and the prop, they did not say black. It is true that racism must be attacked, but not today. That is not dramatic,” he said.
The major Colombian football division (Dimayor) announced that the corresponding agencies began an investigation of what happened and will continue to work in a determined way to eradicate all messages of violence in football.
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