Napoli's Brazil defender Juan Jesus
posted a picture of himself with his fist raised in the Black
Power and Black Lives Matter salute after Inter's Italy defender
Francesco Acerbi was cleared of calling him a negro for lack of
evidence Tuesday.
The player has changed his Instagram profile photo with the
image that recalls the battles against racism of Black Power,
including Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium of the 1968
Mexico Games with clenched fists, and also a gesture taken up in
recent years by Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
Juan Jesus said Acerbi called him a negro, am insulting racial
epithet, during the recent 1-1 draw at the San Siro, an alleged
incident that led the Inter and former Lazio centre back being
dropped from Italy's friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador in
the US.
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