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Coltescu, focus of the controversy of the PSG-Istanbul

DENIED THE INDICTMENTS

Coltescu defends of the criticisms and ensures that he is not a racist

Published:11/12/2020 - 17:40h

Updated:11/12/2020 - 17:40h

Sebastian Coltescu, responsible of the suspension of the commitment PSG-Istanbul due to a racist comment, exposed his version of the facts doing reference to his family

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Sebastian Coltescu exerted like fourth referee in the crash between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir, where caused the suspension of the commitment after proferir racist comments headed to a member of the technical body of the Turkish team; this ended in a protest of the 22 protagonists, that decided to abandon thefield .

This Tuesday, in corresponding commitment to the sixth day of the Group H of the UEFA Champions League, sucedió a regrettable fact in the history of the football. Coltescu Headed to Pierre Webó and would have said him: "Cállate, black", Webó answered accusing it of racist.

The case has trascended borders, and in social networks was tendency. However, the referee pronounced in this regard and defended by it sucedido in a call headed to his familiar that could collect 'ProSport'. Coltescu Tried sincerarse and explain him to his how felt : "Only deal to be good. I do not go to read any place of press these days. Any one that know me knows that I am not racist! At least, this expect", expressed.

By his part, the main referee Ovidiu Hategan was contacted by the half French 'Europe 1.fr' and explained that it had to save silence after the sucedido. "We can not do any statement, first have to speak with the UEFA. Usually it would answer you, but tonight I can not. Obviously, we are desolados, but respect our silence and understand the situation", informed.

According to EFE, the minister of Sports in Romania, Ionut Stroe, has offered apologies for the deport Romanian, been due to it proferido by Coltescu to Webó. "I apologise for the deport Romanian by this unlucky incident. We condemn with firmness any type of expression or statement that can be considered racist or discriminatory", aseveró.

"The sport goes of something entirely distinct, of work, ambition, clean game. I expect that we do not arrive to a diplomatic scandal", declared Stroe, that concluded affirming that "they will take measured" once the UEFA "say for real what has happened" and that "this unlucky expression will be sanctioned".

Antiracist movement

The sport all over the world has been one of the maximum banners of the fight against the racism. The occurred in the PSG-Istanbul was a hit on the table afterwards that the players of the Paris, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappé, heaved in protest and joined to the rival by the sucedido, deciding not playing.

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