2023-04-21 16:32:58
Lukaku was sent off at the end of the first leg against Juventus (Marco Canonero/Getty)
Inter Milan attacked the Italian Football Association, due to its rejection of the club’s objection to lift the suspension penalty for its Belgian striker, Romelu Lukaku, who will be denied participation in the Italian Cup semi-final second leg match against Juventus.
And the Calcio champion in the season before last, Friday, published a statement on his various official accounts, in which he considered that fixing the penalty on the Belgian would turn him from a victim to an accused, as his behavior was a reaction to the abuse he suffered from the “Bianconeri” fans in the first leg, According to what was published by the Italian newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport”.
Official press release from FC Internazionale Milano
???? https://t.co/6rBKcEjrUV pic.twitter.com/zwEtntfJqb— Inter (@Inter) April 21, 2023
And the Italian club said in its statement that it strongly supports its player, considering that the victim has become the only accused in the case, as Inter indicated in its objection that its attacker was warned unjustly, because the referee considered that he had provoked Juventus fans while he was celebrating the equalizing goal that he scored, and responded to the racist violations that he scored. was a victim of it.
The first-leg match between the two teams witnessed a great spasm in the last minutes of it and three players were expelled, after Lukaku equalized the score 1-1, but the referee warned him, as he considered that he had provoked the fans of his opponent in his way of celebrating, which is the second warning in his score in that match, and it became clear later that the fans of Juventus She attacked him in racist terms, and the Belgian found great support from players around the world.
The laws in Italy separate penalties in the cup competition and penalties in the league matches, and therefore Lukaku, who participated in matches in Calcio after the cup match, will miss the return date scheduled for the twenty-sixth of this month, during which Inter will try to defend the title that he won in Last season.
Lukaku victim of racist shouting
Juventus fans.
He receives a red card for celebrating in front of them.Italy is a fucking cursed country ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/edsHOFkDux
– Mtaki337 ???????????????? (@Moha_bladi) April 4, 2023
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