"Acerbi told me 'go away black, you're just a black'. Following my protest to the referee he admitted he had made a mistake and apologized to me, also adding: 'For me black, it's an insult like any other.'
Juan Jesus' reply to the Inter player who said he had not uttered racist phrases is harsh.
"For me the issue was closed yesterday on the pitch with Acerbi's apologies - the Napoli defender writes on his Instagram profile - and honestly I would have preferred not to go back to something as ignoble as what I had to suffer. Today, however, I read Acerbi's statements which are totally at odds with the reality".
Juan Jesus wanted to tell the version of events, in light of the denial made by FrancescoAcerbi upon his return to Milan today.
Statements, according to the Napoli player, "totally conflicting with the reality of the facts, with what he himself said yesterday on the pitch and with the evidence also shown by films and unequivocal lips in which he asks me for forgiveness".
"I don't agree with that - continues the Brazilian -. Racism is being fought here and now. Acerbi told me "go away black, you're just a black". Following my protest to the referee he admitted he had made a mistake and apologized to me then also adding: "for me, black, it's an insult like any other".
Today he changed his version and claims that there was no racist insult. I have nothing to add. #notoracism".
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