PSG-OM: Sakai denies having been the target of racist insults from Neymar

His message comes the day after the verdict of the disciplinary committee which, for lack of evidence, pronounced no sanction against Neymar and Alvaro Gonzalez, the two players incriminated for racist insults.

In a message published this Thursday on Instagram, OM player Hiroki Sakai reacted to the incidents that occurred during the match against PSG on September 13, during which Neymar was accused of having uttered racist insults against him. .

“No one told me anything discriminatory.

We just had a little collision during the match and it suddenly got carried away, "assured the Japanese footballer, adding that" the last two weeks have been complicated "and saying" happy to hear that the two players in question were not sanctioned this time ”.

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Nobody said anything discriminating to me.

We just had a little argument in a match that suddenly got a little emotional. Now everything's finished the only important thing is that Marseille won the match. From next time, I will again do my best to offer you an exciting OM vs PSG derby! #TeamOM

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And the international to conclude: “Now that all this is behind us, the most important thing is that Marseille won the match.

Next time I will do my best to give you an exciting OM-PSG once again!

"

"I have never been and never will be a racist"

The investigation carried out for two weeks by the disciplinary commission of the League (LFP) led to an announcement on Wednesday: the league found nothing convincing, neither against Neymar, nor against the Marseillais Alvaro Gonzalez, accused of having exchanged racist and homophobic insults during the stormy PSG-OM on September 13.

The first accused the second of racist insults, believing that he had been called a "monkey" (mono in Spanish).

Based on images captured by television, the Brazilian was also suspected of insulting the Japanese Hiroki Sakai.

But the disciplinary committee did not take up this episode, devoting itself to the exchange of the 36th minute between Neymar and Alvaro.

Este mal sueño se ve, en parte, recompensado con una sentencia más que merecida.

Nunca he sido ni seré una persona racista.

Muchas gracias al @OM_Officiel por la confianza y fidelidad, también a nuestra gran afición por tanto, tanto cariño.

¡Our vemos in el césped!

🙌🏼💙

- Álvaro González (@AlvaroGonzalez_) September 30, 2020

"I have never been and never will be a racist", reacted Wednesday the latter, after having escaped a sanction, by thanking "the OM for its confidence and its fidelity" and "our great supporters".

"Alvaro is not racist, any accusation made against him on this subject is unfair and unfounded," OM also commented, saying they were "satisfied" with this decision.