Didn’t FCSG-Zigi feel insulted after all? Lugano apologizes to his own fans

Confusion in Ticino: After FC Lugano apologized for the racist behavior of its own fans, the Ticino club now announces that there have been no racist incidents.

In Lugano’s 1-0 win, Ticino “fans” are said to have covered FCSG goalkeeper Zigi with monkey noises during the match. Lugano immediately apologized after the match on Twitter. But an examination of the television footage showed that there was no racist scandal after all. As Lugano writes in the press release, fans of St. Gallen were responsible. Despite the ban, they managed to buy tickets online. “The bianconeri fans present then resumed the same chorus” Zigi-Zigi-Zigi-Zigi, “the club said.

Lugano apologizes to his own fans and deeply regrets the incident. “More precautions will be taken immediately to prevent fans of visiting teams from receiving tickets via the Internet,” Lugano writes.