The Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) commented on the altercation at the end of the Peru vs. Peru game. Venezuela for the 2026 South America qualifiers when Vinotinto player Nahuel Ferraresi reported that members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) attacked him and inflicted a hand injury after the soccer players approached his fans to greet them.
In the letter, the association condemned the alleged police aggression against the players and the xenophobic comments of which they, both the national team and the Venezuelan fans, had become victims from the day before the signing of the qualification process.
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FVF condemns the police actions against the Venezuelan team
Through its social networks, the FVF expressed in a statement its rejection of the verbal and physical attacks suffered by the football players of the Venezuelan national team on the sixth matchday of the qualifying matches, in which the Vinotinto team played as guests against Peru.
“The Venezuelan Football Federation strongly condemns the verbal and physical attacks, as well as the discrimination and xenophobia that our team and our fans suffered yesterday during the match between the teams of Peru and Venezuela in the sixth match in Lima.” Date of the South American FIFA qualifying matches FIFA World Cup 2026,” the statement reads.
Statement from the Venezuelan Football Federation. Photo: X/FVF_Official
The association also expressed its opposition to the measure taken by the Peruvian National Police to carry out an immigration check at all doors of the National Stadium, the venue for the match between Peru and Venezuela. This action has been classified as “anti-football” and they point out that it would have violated the human rights of their compatriots.
They also mentioned that the physical attack on Nahuel Ferraresi, reported on La Vinotinto television, was “very serious” and should not entail any police sanction since it was a “completely normal” act.
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FVF announces measures against attacks on Vinotinto
In the statement, the Venezuelan Football Federation announced that, given the physical and verbal attacks on players, coaching staff and fans of the Venezuelan national team, it would take immediate action before various authorities, with the aim of preventing “deplorable situations of this type” from occurring again. “
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