Maduro calls the perpetrators of the attacks on Vinotinto players in Peru “evil”

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Madurocalled this Wednesday “bad”to the perpetrators of the“oligarchy of Peru” against the Venezuelan football team, which was in lime for a qualifying match for the World Cup 2026after which several players suffered, according to Caracasattacks from National Police from the Andean country.

“They are capable of attacking a noble game of football where we gave them a lesson in quality football, we drew and they are in last place and we are in fourth place. Envious, petty, evil. And, in addition, attacking the Venezuelan nobles who live there and who what they do is super exploited work.“, said the president in a meeting with the Armed Forces.

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Venezuelathe president continued: “raised his voice to protest (against) xenophobia, violence, aggression against Red wine Venezuelan”.

He added that “xenophobia” It is “the envy“to Venezuela by”right“The Peruvian comes from a long time ago and remembered this”he Peru It owes its independence, its existence to (Simón) Bolívar, to (Antonio José de) Sucre, to Venezuela”.

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“Well, they will continue to envy us, because Venezuela is moving forward and nothing and no one will stop us, what we are going to do is go from victory to victory, racists, xenophobic”, he stated.

On Tuesday, Venezuela drew 1-1 with Peru in the match National Stadium in limeconsolidating in fourth place in the qualifiers 2026 World Cup and left the Andean team at the bottom of the South American competition table.

Hours before the game, Chavista leaders and opposition representatives rejected the identity check of foreigners that the Peruvian immigration authority announced it would carry out at the entrance to the stadium, which they considered an act of xenophobia.

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The conflict worsened today, when the Government of Venezuela reported that the Peruvian authorities prevented the refueling of the plane on which Vinotinto was traveling, which was delayed for several hours for this reason, which Caracas consider a “new arbitrariness” by Executive Dina Boluarte.

Airport sources confirmed to EFE that the plane on which the Venezuelan team is traveling finally left for the Caribbean country at 2:53 pm (7:53 pm GMT) and the state channel TV Perú detailed that Petroperú and Terpel were the companies that filled the ship’s tank with fuel.

Source: Elcomercio

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