(Reuters) - Porto striker Moussa Marega left the pitch in protest of being subject to racist insults during his side's 2-1 win away to Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal's Primeira Liga on Sunday.
The Mali forward, 28, scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 60th minute and celebrated the goal by pointing to his skin in response to a section of the home fans who had targeted him throughout the match.
"They insulted Marega since the warm up. We are all a family here, regardless of our nationality, skin colour, height or the colour of our hair and we all deserve respect. What happened here is outrageous. Porto's director of communications Francisco Marques added on his own Twitter account:"Marega was fed up and left the pitch and Porto was forced to make a substitution due to racism."
Vitoria coach Ivo Vieira said he did not want to comment on the incident as he was not certain what had happened.
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