An Italian man who trespassed on the turf of the Lusail stadium during the Portugal-Uruguay World Cup match with a colorful flag in support of the LGBTQ+ community has been released without any sanctions, the government announced on Tuesday. .
“After a brief detention at an unspecified location, 35-year-old Mario Ferri was released by the authorities without restrictions,” the Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Mario Ferri, known as Falcao, already has a history of field invasions, entering the field in a game between Belgium and the United States at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil wearing a T-shirt that read: “Save the children of the favela.”
In the 61st minute of the Portugal-Uruguay (2-0) match in Group H of the World Cup, Mario Ferri invaded the pitch of the Lusail stadium, waving a multi-colored flag of all colors of the rainbow and dressed in a T-shirt. – shirt with the inscription “Respect for the Iranian woman [respeito para as mulheres iranianas]” on the back and “Let’s save Ukraine [salvem a Ucrânia]”in front.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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