Stadiums, theaters and halls

Football is not a theater. There are fans who go to the first as if they were going to the second: maybe quiet and pensive, but above all determined to have a good time. While some are also carried away by the emotional factor, so the game becomes a gym where calories and bad milk are burned. Portugal defeated Bosnia 3-0 in Lisbon on Saturday. There, at the Estadio da Luz, the home of Benfica, left, a Porto player, was booed when he stepped onto the pitch. As if the Bernabéu will fire Gavi in ​​the next match of the national team. The reaction of the stands caused traces of ink in the neighboring country, where his teammates and coach are Roberto Martinez They expressed their outrage, while the Portuguese federation labeled the episode unacceptable, criticizing the fanaticism of some fans. “Lack of respect, clubitisdivision and ingratitude must be condemned and publicly exposed,” its president openly stated, Fernando Gomes.

In the Portuguese team, it is raining wet, because last March, right on the debut of the new coach, a 4-0 victory against Liechtenstein, oh mario and Rafael Leão they received whistles from the stands when they entered the field of the José Alvalade stadium, the stronghold of Portuguese Sporting, that is, the training club of both. After a short period in Inter, Mario ended up in the ranks of eternal rival Benfica, and Leão was sentenced to compensate his former club 16 million euros for moving to Milan.

Here, Spanish stadiums are walking the scorched earth of racism, complicit in the situation that many footballers and Vinicius have suffered and are suffering when the ball starts rolling. And in football, the freedom of the fans ends where the freedom of the players begins, whether in the theater or in the gym.