AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic is
suspected of directing a jibe about voodoo at Inter's Romelu
Lukaku during a big bust-up between the strikers in Tuesday's
Italian Cup quarterfinal.
The reading of Ibrahimovic's lips suggest he refereed to
Lukaku's "voodoo shit" in a clash at the end of the first half
in which the players threatened each other and almost came to
blows.
The Belgium forward, who is black, was also upset about a
reference to his mother.
The jibe may have been a reference to a comment by an official
at Lukaku's former club Everton, who said his refusal to extend
his contract with the Liverpool club was linked to voodoo.
The sporting judge will look at the case later this week after
receiving the referee's report on the match.
Both players were booked for the clash during Inter's 2-1 win
over Milan.
Ibrahimovic, who scored Milan's goal, was sent off in the second
half for a second yellow card.
Lukaku equalised with a penalty and Christian Eriksen sent Inter
into the semifinals with a stoppage-time freekick.
Ibrahimovic, who is still gaining plaudits at the age of 39 and
is Serie A's joint second-top scorer after Juve's Cristiano
Ronaldo, said on social media: "In ZLATAN's world there is no
room for RACISM. We're all the same race - we're all the same!!
We're all PLAYERS some better than others", posting a photo of
two children of different ethnicities running together and
hugging each other.
Two rightwing politicians, Ignazio la Russa and Claudio Scajola,
called for Ibra's invitation to the upcoming Sanremo Song
Festival to be rescinded.
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