Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic has opened up on his outburst with Romelu Lukaku. The pair got into an altercation and had a brief go at each other before they were separated by players on both teams.
However, Ibrahimovic had some things to say about his misunderstanding with Lukaku. According to the Striker, he admitted that he had taunted Lukaku concerning the Voodoo Ritual done by the Belgian's mom.
Highlights on the Altercation
At first, there was simply a go-between the Belgian striker and the Swedish man. However, at the sound of the first have a whistle, we could see Lukaku chasing Zlatan down the tunnel.
According to him, Lukaku stated that Ibrahimovic had made some remarks concerning his mother. Hence his reaction. According to the details of Lukaku's statement, he pointed out that the remarks made by Zlatan were racially derogatory.
Zlatan's reply
After being shown a red card in the game, the journalist later asked Zlatan if he made such especially derogatory remarks, however, the Swede international denied the accusation.
Nonetheless, in a recent interview, Ibrahimovic has highlighted that he indeed made comments about Lukaku's mom. Still, he pointed out that he did so because he sensed that Lukaku had a big ego.
Conclusion
No doubt, individuals and players can have misunderstandings about certain issues.
However, when it comes to the point of entertaining insults aimed at racially abusing others, then that is completely uncalled for.
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