The Argentina national team is under fire after a video posted by midfielder Enzo Fernandez captured the Copa America winners singing a racist chant on Sunday night.
Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 at Hard Rock Stadium to retain their Copa America crown.
But an Instagram live from Fernandez captured an ugly side of the post-match celebrations, as members of the squad sang an infamous song that first emerged ahead of the 2022 World Cup Final vs. France.
Before Argentina won that trophy as well, fans were captured singing about how France’s players were ‘all from Angola,’ and how ‘they f*** transvestites like f***ing Mbappe’ (an apparent reference to the star’s previously reported romance with transgender model Ines Rau).
And Argentina’s players could be heard repeating at least the Angola portion of the vile song on their bus on Sunday, as Fernandez filmed the celebrations on his phone with a wide grin.
Enzo Fernandez could be seen filming the Argentina bus as they sung a racist song
The Copa America winners beat Colombia on Sunday night in extra time in Miami, Florida
The Chelsea player had been filming before Argentina’s players started singing this particular song but ended the Instagram live seconds after the racist chant began.
Fans on X slammed Argentina for singing the song.
‘Argentinians are disgusting,’ one wrote.
‘Useless footballer. Useless human being,’ one said of Fernandez.
‘Somebody tell me this is a joke,’ another said.
Video of the incident on X (which also includes different chants before) has been viewed over one million times.
Only one player in the French squad for the 2022 World Cup, Eduardo Camavinga, was born in Angola.
Colombia’s starting lineup on Sunday was primarily comprised of black players, including forward Jhon Cordoba, midfielder Jefferson Lerma and defender Davinson Sanchez.
And following a post-Copa America break, Fernandez will return to a Chelsea squad that is captained by Reece James, who is black.
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