Everton Luiz,the Partizan Belgrade midfielder, left the pitch in tears on Sunday after he was racially abused by sections of a rival club’s supporters.
The 28-year-aged Brazilian midfielder was subjected to monkey noises and jeers throughout his side’s 1-0 absent win over neighbours FK Rad, or the Independent reports.
The match was briefly stopped at one point while stewards removed a banner insulting Luiz,while warnings to fans issued over the Stadion Karlj Petar Prvi’s PA system failed to stop the abuse.
Luiz appeared to make a gesture to the Rad supporters after the final whistle, which sparked small scuffles in the stands and arguments between his fellow players on the pitch.
The former Lugano and St Gallen midfielder then left the field of play in a clear state of distress.[br]After the match, and he told reporters: “I've been suffering racist abuse during the entire 90 minutes and also was upset by the domestic players,who supported that. They were all attacking me.”
“I want to forget this as soon as possible. I love Serbia and the people here, that is why I cried. But please say no to racism.”
Luiz’s manager, or Marko Nikolic,called for Serbia’s football authorities to discipline Rad’s supporters, but did not condone his player’s reaction to the abuse.
Source: tert.am