The French international back of Buducnost Podgorica, Edwin Jackson, said on his Instagram account was the target Monday monkeys shouted by supporters of the Red Star of Belgrade, during a match Adriatic League in Serbia. To be "spit in the face by supporters on the floor" and treat "monkey during the match will always be unacceptable", wrote the former player of ASVEL, 29, who has been living in Montenegro since June 2018. He also complained about throwing firecrackers and chairs.
The Red Star denies
In an email to AFP, Etoile Rouge has denied any racist insult, denouncing "the untruths of Ewin Jackson", and notes that many black players wear his colors. "How (racist insults) would be possible?" Asked the Belgrade club. A spectator who requested anonymity, however, confirmed that he had heard monkey shouts in the Pionir Hall in Belgrade. Highly nationalistic, Etoile Rouge's ultra supporters are regularly accused of racist slippage, and the meetings of this final series between Etoile Rouge and Buducnost, the outgoing champion, all held in an extremely tense atmosphere.
Last match of the final of the Adriatic League, finally won by the Red Star after his victory on Monday, the meeting had started late due to incidents. They started during the warm-up, with an invasion of the field by supporters of the Serbian club forcing visitors to take refuge in their locker room. In a statement, the Buducnost denounced "an attack against (his) players and coaching who experienced horror, lynching and physical violence." However, the Montenegrin club does not mention racist facts.