Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez is paraded at his former club River Plate amid racism storm… before the WHOLE STADIUM sing the offensive song aimed at France and their black players

Enzo Fernandez was greeted by his boyhood club River Plate on Sunday to celebrate his recent Copa America success with Argentina, but further controversy arose when the entire stadium appeared to sing the offensive chant aimed at France and their black players.

The 23-year-old was at the stadium to celebrate the South American country’s recent tournament success but once again found himself in an environment where the racist song was sung.

The Chelsea star has been at the centre of a racist storm since Argentina’s victory over Colombia in the Copa America final on Monday night, with him filming the victory celebrations on the team bus.

His and Argentina’s performance was met with furious criticism after an Instagram live video showed the team singing a discriminatory song targeting black French footballers and their heritage.

Some of Fernandez’s Chelsea teammates were furious with the midfielder, with Blues defender Wesley Fofana describing the disgusting scenes as “blatant racism”. Others unfollowed the Argentine on social media.

Footage shared on social media shows the entire stadium appearing to sing the song

Fernandez was presented to the River Plate crowd before the match in honour of Argentina’s recent Copa America success

Fernandez later apologised for his actions and for the “highly offensive” nature of the chant which was first popularised by a group of fans during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar ahead of the tournament final against France.

Argentina later won the title when Lionel Messi ended his World Cup hiatus. Fernandez was also part of the winning team when he played for Benfica at the time.

Since then, the disgusting cry has been adopted by more and more Argentine spectators and apparently also by their players. Some of Fernandez’s national colleagues have also come to cheer him on.

Chelsea also released a statement condemning “all forms of discriminatory behaviour” and said they were now investigating the events.

Meanwhile, Fernandez has travelled to his native country and will be presented to the public ahead of the Primera Divison match between River Plate and Lanus.

The 23-year-old appeared delighted as he pulled on the club shirt that was presented to him and expressed his appreciation to various groups in the crowd.

However, videos have since emerged on social media showing the entire stadium chanting the slogan that first catapulted Fernandez into the limelight of the current saga. The Premier League star previously posted a photo of his private seat.

The translation of the song is: ‘Listen, spread the word; They play in France, but they’re all from Angola;

Enzo Fernandez previously filmed a video of the Argentina team chanting a racist slur about France after their Copa America victory on Monday

‘How nice! They’re going to run; They’re ‘cometravas’* like f***ing Mbappé;

“Their mother is Nigerian; their father, Cameroonian. But in the document… Nationality: French.”

Fernandez previously posted his apologies on social media after Argentina’s Copa America victory

Footage shared online shows fans at the Estadio Mas Monumental singing along to the song and appearing to be in a party mood just before kick-off.

Fernandez is still waiting to hear whether he will be punished for his involvement in the Argentina national team’s chants earlier this week.

He faces a ban of up to 12 games for participating in racist and transphobic slurs while on duty for Argentina, a leading sports lawyer has said.

The former Tottenham Hotspur and French national team goalkeeper was among those who condemned the song, calling it an “attack on the French people” and calling on Argentina’s players to “learn from their mistakes”.