An unfortunate episode of apparent harassment in the stadium during the world final between Argentina and France went viral on social networksand those involved have spoken regarding it.
In the pictures you can see the actress Lali Esposito, who attended the Lusail stadium for the World Cup final in Qatar between Argentina and France. She was supporting her team and in the final penalty that gave the ‘albiceleste’ the title, she leaned once morest a man when a man appeared from behind her, brushing once morest her and grabbing her waist without consent, generating a wave of comments.
Report harassment once morest #laliesposito pic.twitter.com/HpFwuuW2hM
— GossipVzla (@ChismeDeFamosos) December 20, 2022
The fact immediately went viral and they accused the man of being a stalker, since the images that circulate are very telling.
Lali Esposito referred to this controversy during an interview that an Argentine media outlet did to her: “It is an evil that women have suffered since the world began. I’m honest, the last thing I’m thinking regarding is that fact.”
In addition, he added that all acts of harassment must be repudiated, not only those that go viral: “let’s repudiate everything we see every day, not just what they do to a Lali Esposito in a viral video”.
“Let’s repudiate everything we see every day, not just what they do to a Lali Esposito in a viral video” Harassment and these acts so unpunished happen every day AND EVERYONE HAS TO REPUDIATE, not just some ????pic.twitter.com/Zvud7OLYiq
— sofi (@lalibydiva) December 21, 2022
The man accused of harassment was identified as Mariano Díaz and he sent him a message through his Instagram account in which he explained that it was all a misunderstanding and that the waist grab was because he tripped and had nothing else to hold on to. so as not to lose balance and fall.
“Hello Lili, how are you? I am the person who was sitting on the court, behind you, in the World Cup final. I was and am watching the videos that appeared on the networks and in the media, what is being said is totally falseI was with my friends watching the penalties hugging one of them and I lost my balance, I went forward and to avoid falling on you I held on to your waist for a second as is clear in the video, “wrote the indicated man.
“I was in Qatar from the first games and all I wanted was to see Argentina champion. I would never do something like what they are accusing me of. I never had this kind of problem in my life. I am having a very bad time because of the things that are said regarding me ”, concluded the defendant.
