The Belgrade Red Star club apologized for the ethnic abuse of AC Milan’s Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic during Thursday’s Europa League clash.
The two clubs clashed in the Serbian capital and Ibrahimovic, a Swedish citizen of Bosnian descent, fell victim to insults by the local crowd.
A video circulating on social media shows a man shouting a derogatory word used against Ibrahimovic for Muslims in Serbia.
“As a club, we have done everything we can to ensure that the organization of the match was in line with the two major clubs, and we will not allow a primitive individual to enjoy the traditionally known hospitality of our country and our people. tarnishes “statement said.
“Red Star, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, will find the above person and insist that he bear all the consequences of such behavior.”
The game ended 2-2 with Red Star, who were left with 10 men, scoring a goal in injury time to secure the draw. Ibrahimovic was a substitute and did not enter the field.
Red Star fans are known for their violent outbursts in the stands, often including ethnic insults against Bosniaks, Croats and Kosovars, with whom Serbia fought wars during the bloody break-up of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
This report uses information from AP