🙄 Ramón Díaz, Inter boss, stirs controversy again with sexist remark

Internacional's coach, Ramón Díaz, sparked great controversy after making statements considered sexist during a press conference last Saturday night (8), right after the 2-2 draw with Bahia at Beira-Rio, in the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

The context of his remarks was his frustration with the disallowance of a goal by midfielder Carbonero in the first half — a decision reviewed by the video assistant referee (VAR).

Check out the Argentine's speech, with the statement at the end of the paragraph:

"We must be very careful, the club must be very careful with the referees. With what happened today. And there was already a match where Romero scored a goal and it was also disallowed. They must be very careful. We have to be very careful. I will speak with the president. It cannot be that, in such an important club, this happens, what happened today. Because it was incredible. Football is for men, not for girls, it's for men."

“Football is for men, not for girls. It's for men.”

The statement, quickly spread on social media, provoked reactions on the internet. 

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Díaz has been involved in such a situation.

In 2024, when he was in charge of Vasco da Gama, the coach had already been criticized for questioning the fact that a female referee was working in the VAR in a Brazilian Championship match against Red Bull Bragantino, away from home, calling the decision “complicated.”

After the end of the press conference, the coach apologized to journalists at the exit of the Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium and said he was misunderstood, stating that his intention was to say that only "one person cannot make the decision."

– My statement was misunderstood. I want to apologize. It seemed to me that what I meant to say is that one person alone cannot make such an important decision as the participation of VAR in football. If it was misunderstood, I apologize, but it was not my intention – he said at the time.

So far, there has been no official statement, neither from the coach nor from Inter, after the episode.

With the draw, the team from Rio Grande do Sul continues to fight against relegation. With 37 points, they remain in 15th position.

Colorado returns to the field on November 20, when they visit Ceará at Arena Castelão.

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