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Players of PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir starred in a historic moment in the Parque dos Princes, this Tuesday. The two teams left the stadium turf midway through the first half after a racist foul by Romanian fourth official Sebastian Colţescu against Cameroonian Pierre Webó, former striker and member of the Turkish team’s coaching staff.
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The Cameroonian Pierre Webó argues with the fourth official Sebastian Coltescu and listens to the Romanian: “Go away, black” – Photo: Reuters
The match, according to UEFA, is currently suspended. The confusion began in the 13th minute of the first leg when Istanbul’s Brazilian Rafael was suspended with a yellow card.
Members of the Turkish team complained a lot about the punishment. At that time, according to a report by Romanian journalists, the The fourth official, Sebastián Coltescu, called the main judge, Ovidiu Hategan, and asked Pierre Webó for sanction. Says the following:
“That nigger over there. Go over there and see who he is. That nigger over there. You can’t do that,” said Coltescu, Hategan, referring to the Cameroonian from the Istanbul technical committee.
Romanian referee Sebastian Coltescu, author of the racist offense against Pierre Webó – Photo: Ian Langsdon / EFE
Webó rebelled and questioned Coltescu several times: “What did you say? Why did you say black?“The main referee, Ovidiu Hategan, approached and showed the Cameroonian a red card. From there, the revolt of the members of the Istanbul Basaksehir technical and reserve committee grew larger.
The leaders of both teams came out onto the pitch to understand the situation, and the athletes from PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir decided to leave the game. On social networks, the Turkish club published a message to combat racism, republished by the profile of Paris.
Demba Ba speaks with judge Ovidiu Hategan and shows his rebellion against the attitude of the fourth referee Sebastian Colţescu – Photo: Ian Langsdon / EFE
The broadcast of the game captured a strong dialogue from the Senegalese striker Demba Ba towards the fourth official Sebastián Coltescu in which he exposes his entire revolt:
You never say “this white guy”, you say “this guy”. So why do you mention “black boy”? You have to say “this guy”. Why?!”
– Demba Ba, to the fourth official Sebastian Coltescu
UEFA even scheduled the resumption of the match for 6pm (Brasilia). The PSG team went to the dressing room tunnel that gives access to the pitch, but Istanbul Basaksehir, according to information from the journalists present at the Parc des Princes, refuses to end the match.
On the page dedicated to the match on the official website of the entity, UEFA limits itself to saying that the match is suspended and “will give more information in a few moments.”
