«Acerbi told me “Go away black, you're just a black”. Following my protest to the referee he admitted that he had made a mistake and apologized to me, also adding: "For me, black man, it's an insult like any other".
It is the story of the Napoli defender Juan Jesus on what happened at San Siro during the last match against Inter, a reply to the Inter player at the center of the controversy precisely because of the racist phrases he uttered on the pitch to the address of the colleague.
Juan Jesus decided to tell his version on social media after Acerbi, who left the national team retreat precisely because he ended up at the center of the case, assured that he had never uttered racist phrases.
«For me – he wrote for Juan Jesus on Instagram – the matter was closed yesterday on the pitch with Acerbi's apologies and I honestly would have preferred not to go back to something as ignoble as what I had to suffer. Today, however, I read Acerbi's statements that are totally at odds with reality", he explained.
An investigation has been launched into the matter and the Inter defender risks a heavy disqualification.
(Unioneonline/lf)
