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The fourth Romanian, at the center of the controversy over the racist insults to a member of Basaksehir’s coaching staff during the challenge with PSG, would have confided to his family the bitterness for what happened: “I’m not a racist, I’m just trying to be. Calm “
According to reports from the Romanian website Prospost, Sebastian Coltescu -the referee who in the role of fourth official ended up in the storm due to a racist epithet towards a component of Basaksehir’s coaching staff during Turkey’s game against PSG- would have confided to his family the bitterness of the moment: “I’m just trying to stay calm. I will not read any site these days. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a racist “. Coltescu had not made any official statements after the game, which was suspended at 13 ‘and which will resume tonight at 18.55 with a different referee quaternary.
Uefa, for the moment confirmed red to Webo
L ‘UEFA He officially opened an investigation into the incident and disclosed that for the time being, despite other sources saying otherwise, the red to Pierre Webo is confirmed. Basaksehir’s assistant coach, except for last-minute decisions, will not be on the bench for the continuation of the game scheduled for 18.55.
What happened
At 13 ‘ of Psg-Istanbul Basaksehir, the assistant coach of the Turkish club Pierre Webo starts arguing with the fourth official, Romanian Sebastian Coltescu, which had defined “black” (in Romanian) one of the players on the field. The match is stopped and all the players including those from PSG, Mbappé and Neymar in the lead, point their finger at the fourth official. The referee does not even have time to approach the benches that Demba Ba, French forward of Basaksehir (at the time on the bench) heads visibly furious towards the two referees, beginning to shout a phrase that leaves no room for doubt and with which he accuses the fourth man of having addressed Webo with a racist epithet: “What did you say black? “.
