Zlatan was clear when he spoke after the footage where he faced Lukaku and pointed out that there is no room for racism in football
The Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Milan striker, assured Wednesday that in his “world there is no room for racism” and that “we are all the same”, in a message published on his Twitter account after the harsh altercation and exchange insults. had this Tuesday with the Belgian Romelu Lukaku, Inter forward, in the Italian cup derby.
“In the world of ZLATAN there is no place for racism. We are all of the same race – we are all the same !! We are all PLAYERS, some better than others,” Ibrahimovic wrote in English on his social media.
The Swede published this message after the cameras captured his harsh insults against Lukaku at the end of the first half of the San Siro match., in which he called his rival “donkey”.
“Are you going to do voodoo rituals of …” Ibrahimovic said to Lukaku, with whom he was also a teammate during a season at Manchester United.
Before those statements, Lukaku replied with other insults against the Swede and his wife, according to the Italian press.
The two forwards, the stars of their respective teams, faced each other aggressively before their teammates helped restore peace.
Both received a warning after the fight and Ibrahimovic was sent off for a double yellow due to a foul on the restart.
The derby ended 2-1 for Inter, with a free kick scored by Dane Christian Eriksen in the 97th minute.