If the final result is enough to make the people of Brest smile, the match in Clermont this Sunday afternoon gave rise to a sadder scene for the Bretons.
During the match, won by SB29 in Auvergne (1-3), striker Islam Slimani complained to the fourth referee of having been the target of racist remarks, as reported by
L'Equipe
.
The Algerian pointed the finger at a player, without knowing exactly who he was aiming at, saying: “He called me a dirty Arab.
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“There was a bit of chambering and words that were exchanged”
According to journalists from Amazon Prime Video, the Clermontois concerned would be Johan Gastien.
On a sequence broadcast by the channel, still relayed by the daily site, the Clermont midfielder seems to react to this accusation by saying: “Comments like that?
No no no.
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Asked after the match, Brest captain Franck Honorat said he did not hear the offending remarks.
“Everyone saw that on the pitch, there was a bit of a fuss and words were exchanged.
I haven't heard words like that.
I think that in football, everyone knows that a little vulgar words come out but I was a bit far, I did not hear that, "said the attacking midfielder.
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