Colombian media’s criticism of Morelos contradicts Rangers’ defence

Rangers have jumped to the defence of Alfredo Morelos following his throat-slitting gesture in Sunday’s Glasgow Derby, but criticism of the incident from a Colombian media outlet has contradicted their statement.

The club have reportedly claimed that Morelos’ gesture is “commonly used” in South America to represent when something has finished, and the striker was therefore referring to how the game was over at the time of the incident on Sunday.

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However Colombian media outlet Gol Caracol have criticised Morelos for “making the sign of a throat cut,” and described the incident as a “controversial gesture.”

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It’s not surprise to see Rangers attempt to defend Morelos but their reasoning behind the gesture does appear to have been contradicted somewhat by Gol Caracol’s description.

If the gesture was indeed “commonly used” in South America as they suggest, then the media outlet are unlikely to have criticised Morelos for the incident and described it as “controversial.”

Furthermore Gol Caracol made no reference to the gesture being something that is common in South America.

Whether any further action against the striker will be taken remains to be seen.