Iago Aspas denies insulting Levante's Lerma
The midfielder says he did not call the opposition player a black shit
Levante midfielder Jefferson Lerma says Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas called him "a black shit" during the latter side's 1-0 win in Valencia.
Speaking to Gol TV, Lerma said: “I want to make an announcement, these acts of racism cannot happen. Yes (I told the ref) but the referee told me he was fed up of so much complaining, but I think that they will have to look at videos (of the incident) and we will see what happens.”
Celta published a statement which included a comment from Aspas denying making that comment.
“What is said on the pitch, stays on the pitch, so I will not repeat what he said to me. In any case, I did not say what he says I did," he said.
Tras las declaraciones de @jeffersonlerma a la conclusión del #LevanteCelta, el #LevanteUD quiere mostrar su firme respaldo al jugador y rechaza cualquier muestra de racismo en el fútbol. pic.twitter.com/GoZGDZYZSD
— Levante UD 🐸 (@LevanteUD) 14 de enero de 2018
🚨 @aspas10: "Lo que se dice en el campo, se queda en el campo. Por ello no voy a reproducir lo que él me dijo a mí. En cualquier caso, yo no le llamé lo que él me atribuye". https://t.co/UTGncg3OlQ
— RC Celta (@RCCelta) 14 de enero de 2018
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