Richarlison was the target of a banana thrown from the crowd as Brazil thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in a friendly in Paris on Tuesday, while Neymar edged closer to Pele’s all-time scoring record for the five-time world champions.
The game at the Parc des Princes was also briefly paused in the first half as the crowd were twice implored not to point laser pens at Brazil players.
“Unfortunately … a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison, scorer of the second Brazilian goal,” the Brazilian football confederation (CBF) said on Twitter.
“The CBF reinforces its position to combat racism and repudiates any prejudiced act.”
Disgusting to see people throwing things at Richarlison (including a banana) but he’s not fazed keep dancing on them my pigeon 🤍👑 pic.twitter.com/YdsFcAbjhs
— 🇫🇷™ (@ConteSZN_) September 27, 2022
The Selecao produced a dominant first-half display in their final outing before travelling to Qatar for the World Cup, with Raphinha netting twice and Neymar moving to within two of Pele’s record.
Richarlison also found the net, while Pedro scored as a second-half substitute before responding to more boos and missiles from the crowd by bowing in front of them in celebration.
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