Officials from Mexican football’s disciplinary committee are investigating the Pumas captain Darío Verón after he was accused of making racist comments by Club América players during the second leg of a Liga MX semi-final on Sunday.
The América goalkeeper Moisés Muñoz alleged the Paraguay international called Darwin Quintero a “monkey”, while the complaint submitted to the league also included accusations the defender also insulted Michael Arroyo.
Verón has denied the allegations, stating he did not approach Quintero during the match. “I’m calm because I didn’t say anything,” he said. “I didn’t do anything. I didn’t get into it with them, and surely they don’t know how to lose. Nothing more.”
Pumas lost the second leg 3-1 but progressed to next week’s two-leg final against Tigres after winning the first leg 3-0.
