Cavani spoke to the Uruguayan football association's online TV channel because he wanted “to tell things as they were" after a week of silence.
Edinson Cavani scored his 2nd goal at the Copa America and it turned crucial as the 1-0 win over Paraguay allowed his nation an early meet with Brazil in the knockout stages.
The 34-year-old Uruguayan has 15 goals in his first season, helping United to second in the English Premier League and to the final of the Europa League.
Cavani scored twice in each game while De Gea produced some fine saves as United advanced 8-5 on aggregate.
Cavani scored two of United’s five second-half goals, with Fernandes adding a penalty to his brilliantly taken first-half opener before Paul Pogba and substitute Mason Greenwood also netted.
Godin posted a statement from the Uruguayan players’ union that said the English FA, not Cavani, has committed a “discriminatory and racist act” because the three-game suspension punishes “our whole culture, our way of life.”
Cavani had used the word "negrito" to thank a follower who congratulated the striker for his performance in United's 3-2 win in the league over Southampton on November 29.
The English Football Association is looking into Cavani's message on Instagram Stories after he scored twice in United's 3-2 victory at Southampton.
The Uruguay striker seemingly wants the world to know he is in good shape and ready to make his debut for Manchester United.
The 33-year-old Cavani is prolific — scoring 200 goals in 301 games during seven years at Paris Saint-Germain but he was released at the end of his contract in June.
PSG's star duo, Thiago Silva and Edinson Cavani will leave the club in the summer.
Icardi joined PSG on a season’s loan and had impressed with 20 goals in 31 games when the league season was stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cavani has also reportedly attracted the interest of Brazilian clubs Flamengo, Internacional and Palmeiras.
The 32-year-old Cavani wants to leave PSG after 6½ years at the French champions, and Lampard said Monday he is a fan of the Uruguay international.
The club’s all-time leading scorer with 195 has become a spectator at matches, and speculation grows week by week in the French capital that the striker is on his way out.
Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani missed two games against Peru in October as they recovered from injuries.
Uruguay eased past 10-man Ecuador in their opening game of 2019 Copa America with a 4-0 victory.
Paris Saint-Germain will be without Neymar and Thomas Meunier against Manchester United while Edinson Cavani's participation also remains a major doubt on Tuesday at Old Trafford.
PSG will be without the world's most expensive player Neymar and possibly 192-goal, all-time club leading scorer Edinson Cavani against a revitalized United side unbeaten under their new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
At both his previous tournaments, the Uruguay striker hasn't just left disappointed, he's left in disgrace, labelled a cheat in one and the world's dirtiest player in the other.
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