WATCH: Fernandez appearance sees anti-French song chanted by crowd at River Plate

Enzo Fernandez’s re-emergence into nan spotlight ended successful much contention connected Sunday arsenic nan opus that has caused a warfare of words betwixt France and Argentine received different airing.

Fernandez was presented to nan fans of River Plate – his boyhood nine – up of nan crippled pinch Lanus and soon nan opus that questions nan practice of France’s achromatic and mixed-race players could beryllium heard cascading astir El Monumental.

O meia Enzo Fernández, do Chelsea, foi homenageado pela diretoria do River Plate nary intervalo do jogo contra o Lanús.

No momento da homenagem, a torcida do River entoou nary Estádio Monumental de Núñez, a música racista e transfóbica contra os jogadores franceses.

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The opus was primitively sung by Argentina’s fans astatine nan 2022 World Cup successful Qatar wherever Lionel Scaloni’s broadside hit France successful nan last connected penalties.

And it made an unwelcome return erstwhile Chelsea midfielder Fernandez posted nan Argentina squad singing it successful a video connected societal media soon aft they hit Colombia successful nan last of nan Copa America connected July 14.

Fernandez apologised though location are apt to beryllium respective repercussions pinch some Chelsea and FIFA launching investigations, nan second connected nan backmost of a title from nan French Football Federation.

The 23-year-old will person immoderate bridges to rebuild successful nan Stamford Bridge dressing room arsenic good pinch his Chelsea team-mate Wesley Fofana describing nan video arsenic “uninhibited racism”, while it has besides been reported nan club’s different French players are arsenic unhappy.

Fernandez has received plentifulness of support from Argentina, however.

Former nationalist squad stalwart Javier Mascherano described him arsenic a “great guy” while his chap Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul accused Fofana of “malice” by criticising his team-mate publicly.

De Paul said: “I deliberation there’s a place. And if immoderate of Enzo’s team-mates feels offended nan measurement is to telephone him, not put it connected societal networks.

“There is simply a spot of malice there, aliases wanting to put Enzo successful a spot that has thing to do pinch him.”

He added: “It’s for illustration making firewood from a fallen tree.

“You telephone him and inquire ‘what happened?’. These are group you spot successful nan locker room each nan time.

“You telephone him and opportunity “look, we consciousness offended. Why don’t you put a connection retired apologising?’ And nan taxable is trim disconnected there. I don’t understand why location is truthful overmuch show.”

There has been governmental fall-out excessively pinch nan country’s sports curate Julio Garro sacked by president Javier Millei for suggesting Lionel Messi should apologise for nan squad’s actions.

Messi, who is undergoing curen for an ankle wounded sustained against Colombia, has yet to comment.