Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez is paraded at his former club River Plate amid a storm of racism… before the ENTIRE STADIUM sings the offensive song directed at France and its black players

• Footage posted online shows the crowd at River Plate chanting racist slogans
• Enzo Fernandez was introduced to the audience on Sunday evening before the game
• The Chelsea star is already at the centre of an investigation into the vile song

Enzo Fernandez was paraded by his boyhood club River Plate on Sunday to celebrate his recent Copa America success with Argentina, but further controversy erupted when the whole stadium appeared to sing the offensive song directed at France and its black players.

The 23-year-old was present at the stadium as part of the celebrations for the South American country’s recent tournament victory, but once again found himself in an environment where the racist song was being chanted.

The Chelsea star has been at the centre of a storm of racism since Argentina’s victory over Colombia in the Copa America final on Monday night, during which he filmed the celebrations on the team bus.

Angry criticism of his actions and those of the Argentine team followed after his live video on Instagram showed the team singing a discriminatory song directed against France’s black football players and their origins.

Some of Fernandez’s Chelsea teammates were furious with the midfielder after Blues defender Wesley Fofana branded the sickening scenes “brainy racism”, while others unfollowed the Argentine on social media in response.

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

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

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Meanwhile, other Argentine spectators and apparently also the players have taken up this disgusting chant, and some of Fernandez’s national team colleagues have also taken to the streets to support him.

Chelsea also issued a statement condemning “any form of discriminatory behaviour” and launching an investigation into the incidents.

Meanwhile, Fernandez has travelled to his home country and was presented to the crowd before the match between River Plate and Lanus in the Primera Divison.

The 23-year-old looked delighted as he put on the club jersey presented to him and showed his appreciation to various sections of the crowd.

However, videos on social media now show the entire stadium joining in with the chant that first put Fernandez in the spotlight in the current saga. The Premier League star had previously posted a picture of his private seating area.

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

“How beautiful it is! They will run; they are ‘cometravas’* like the damn Mbappé;

“Her mother is Nigerian, her father Cameroonian. But the document says… nationality: French.”

Fans at the Estadio Mas Monumental can be heard singing along to the song and appear to be in a celebratory mood in footage shared online moments before kick-off.

Fernandez still has to wait and see whether he will be punished for his participation in the Argentine national team’s chants earlier this week.

He could reportedly face a ban of up to 12 games for taking part in racist and transphobic chants while playing for the Argentine national team, a leading sports lawyer has said.

The former Tottenham and France goalkeeper was among those who condemned the song, calling it an “attack on the French people” and urging the Argentine players to “learn from their mistakes.”