By Chris Wright
Udinese’s Brazilian defender Danilo has been sentenced to a year in prison in his homeland after being caught by television cameras calling Atletico Paranense opponent Manoel “macaco” – a monkey – and spitting at the player while playing for Palmeiras in 2010…
The gobbing can be seen here…
Manoel then reported the abuse to his local police station himself immediately after the match, with Danilo subsequently publicly admitting his guilt.
The 28-year-old midfielder appeared at the Sao Paolo Criminal Court on Wednesday and was sentenced to one year in prison, though it’s expected that the sentence will be reduced on appeal to a £100,000 fine and that Danilo will be able to return to Italy – mainly because he’s a super rich footballer we suspect.