River Plate women’s players released from prison after arrest for alleged racism A Brazilian judge has ordered the release from prison of four players from River Plate’s women’s football team, all of whom were arrested over alleged racial slur during a match against Grêmio.
Judge Fernando Oliveira Camargo decided to free the Argentinian club’s quartet of Candela Díaz, Camila Duarte, Juana Cángaro and Milagros Díaz, on condition they remain in Brazil and show up at court in São Paulo every month until the case is concluded.
The referee subsequently showed red cards to six River Plate players, and ended the match because the visitors did not have enough players to continue.
The match in São Paulo was stopped in the first half after Candela Díaz made apparent monkey gestures to a ball boy, which were shown in TV broadcast footage.
The players spent Christmas at the city’s Carandiru penitentiary after the incidents during the Brazil Ladies’ Cup match on 21 December.
