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He has given us memorable stories, some of the best moments in Mexican sports chronicle and his style will be remembered forever, but the outstanding career of Christian Martinoli has also had complicated moments, such as the day that called the fan ‘aboriginal’ that started the unforgettable fight between Monarcas Morelia and Cruz Azul, that of Jesús Corona’s headbutt.
Fight in Morelia-Cruz Azul and the “native” said by Martinoli
The clash of the 2011 Clausura semi-final was armed because a fan attacked players of the Machine, Chaco Giménez went out of control and everything got out of hand. In the narration for TV Azteca there were Martinoli, Antonio Rosique, Luis García and Carlos Guerrero, who strongly condemned the attitude of the spontaneous and the reaction of the footballers.
While the events were told, the follower was labeled “animal, idiot and mindless”, but the big controversy was when Martinoli called him “native”, for which the National Commission for the Prevention of Discrimination (Conapred) intervened and the calls reached the offices of the Ajusco television station.
It then director of Conapred, Hilda Téllez, assured that words like this in the voice of a communicator with a platform such as national television encourage ‘incorrect labels or concepts’
Martinoli: It’s one of the worst moments of my career
This chapter in his great career in the media undoubtedly marked the communicator, who openly expressed his regret at the term used in that battle between Monarcas and Cruz Azul
“Every now and then I had a problem passing a Morelia-Cruz Azul for a term I use, I made a mistake for which I apologized on radio, television and in printbut there were those who wanted to make a bigger scandal and even Conapred came to me for a series of complaintsHe said in an interview with Lorenza García, daughter of Doctor García, his partner in thousands of stories.