O Corinthians confirmed that he will take an appeal at the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) to reverse the decision of the loss of a field order in Brasileirão due to homophobic screams sung in the stands of the Neo Química Arena, in the game before the Sao Paulo, for Brasileirão.
The club awaits the drop in the judicial judgment on the case to, thus, prepare the strategy to reverse the condemnation of playing with the gates closed in Brasileirão. O Corinthians, however, did not reveal the plans to convince the court.
It is worth remembering that the punishment will only be applied if the appeal is not accepted by the STJD in the new trial, which has not yet confirmed date to happen. The club may lose about R$ $2 million profit for a non-twisted match at the stadium.
During the confrontation, fans of Corinthians sang homophobic songs in the stands, a fact that led the referee to paralyze the confrontation. However, after the request of arbitration and the display of the stadium screen to stop shouting, the crowd sang more and more. The judge reported in summary and the STJD condemned the club based on Article 243-G the Brazilian Sports Justice Code (CBJD), which says:
Practice discriminatory, disdainful or outrageous act, related to prejudice due to ethnic origin, race, sex, color, age, elderly or disabled.
The defence of Corinthians He recognized the violation, but claimed in the trial that the club did what it could to prevent discriminatory chanting.
