Life is tough for SC Internacional right now. Currently sitting in seventeenth place in Série A with just two matches left, the Brazilian club is facing relegation and fighting for its survival in the top tier. Recently, the Porto Alegre club replaced its coach, with Ramón Díaz stepping down in favor of Abel Braga. The 73-year-old coach was introduced to the press on Sunday and made a controversial statement.
In a conversation with sporting director D’Alessandro, Abel Braga made a homophobic remark regarding his team’s training shirts: “I said, ‘I don’t want my team training in pink shirts; they look like a bunch of gay people.’ I needed to lighten the mood with my group today, you understand. I want the guys to be in top shape.” While intending to be humorous, Braga could have opted for a less discriminatory joke.
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