According to the ESPNO Palm trees identified this Tuesday (23) the fan who spat on the team’s coach Flamengo, Titein the range of 0-0 draw between the clubslast Sunday (21), at Allianz Parque.
The identification was made using images from security cameras at the Palestine stadium, in addition to the facial biometrics system that was adopted at the arena.
According to sources, Verdão has already handed over the images to the police and will file a police report.
After identification, it was also found that the fan is not part of the supporter partner Avantihaving accessed Allianz Parque through the program Passportwhich is commanded by Real Arenacompany of WTorre which is the surface of the stadium.
A ESPN found that Alviverde will ask Real Arenas that “exemplary measures” be taken against the suspect, as the São Paulo team’s stance is not to accept “any type of aggression” in the stadium.
Last Monday (22), in fact, the football director of Palmeiras, Anderson Barroscalled the director of Flamengo, Bruno Spindelfor apologize for the incident on behalf of the club.
What happened?
In a press conference after the match, Tite complained about having been hit by spit on the head from the alviverde fans’ stands and vented.
“My activity as a coach I know is quite exposed, I have to put up with all possible offenses. And it’s not from the Palmeiras fans, it’s from some people who perhaps don’t have the condition to know that there are a lot of of a child. The insults I heard are from the game. But spitting is very ugly.
Verdão saw the fact as “unacceptable” and “incompatible with the values of the current management”, which emphasizes that it “values respect for its opponents”.
Alviverde also highlighted that they only became aware of the fact after the match, when Allianz Parque was already emptied.
The team assures that, if it had been notified earlier, it would have “promptly worked” to identify the fan who spat towards the Flamengo coach to take him to the stadium’s Jecrim (Special Criminal Court).
Finally, the club highlighted that it always positions security inspectors at the top of the stairs leading to the changing rooms, precisely to allow athletes and other professionals to pass through the place safely.
The São Paulo team also recalled that, through the Allianz Parque sound service, it also issues several alerts about possible sanctions that the club could suffer due to inappropriate behavior by fans.
Despite Tite’s complaints, the spitting was not reported by the referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima in the match summary.
