Colorado Rapids defender Chido Awaziem has alleged that an opponent used a derogatory time period in direction of him on the sector throughout his staff’s Concacaf Champions League second leg match at Los Angeles FC on Tuesday evening.
The incident in query got here in direction of the top of the match, after Awaziem and LAFC defender Sergi Palencia have been matched up on a set piece with LAFC main the sport 1-0. After the play Awaziem, a Nigeria worldwide, complained to referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere, seemingly pleading with the official to take some type of motion. The match was paused for round 5 minutes because the referee engaged in discussions with Awaziem, Palencia, his fellow officers and each groups’ coaches. He then allowed play to proceed with no self-discipline handed out. Awaziem later confronted Palencia after the ultimate whistle.
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After the match, Rapids head coach Chris Armas confirmed that Awaziem alleged that Palencia had used a derogatory time period.
“Awaziem was fairly clear and upset at a derogatory time period,” Armas instructed reporters. “He was clear about what was mentioned. Our membership, myself, we’re absolutely behind our participant to assist him with an investigation into what precisely what went down. He was fairly upset.”
LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo mentioned as a lot, telling reporters that “One in all Colorado’s gamers had heard one thing, a phrase, that bothered him. He thought that it was directed in direction of him.”
Cherundolo later mentioned he didn’t hear the alleged incident, and that “if gamers hear one thing and so they can’t play, we wish to assist the gamers. We’ll let the referees and Concacaf determine that out.”
The character of the alleged derogatory time period just isn’t but recognized.
Concacaf has but to announce an investigation into the incident. Its insurance policies stipulate that the confederation’s disciplinary committee implement Fifa’s disciplinary code, which mandates a 10-match ban for “Any one who offends the dignity or integrity of a rustic, an individual or group of individuals by way of contemptuous, discriminatory or derogatory phrases or actions on account of race, pores and skin color, ethnicity, nationality, social origin, gender, incapacity, sexual orientation, language, faith, political or another opinion, wealth, delivery or another standing or another motive.”
LAFC’s 1-0 win superior to the final 16 of the Champions Cup on away objectives, 2-2 on mixture.