Barcelona B defender Moussa Wague has claimed he was racially abused by Ejea fans on Sunday.
Senegal interntional Wague, who became the first African teenager to score at a World Cup when he netted against Japan last summer, was shown a straight red card after clashing with home fans in Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat to Ejea.
The 20-year-old apologised for his actions on Instagram, but claimed he was subjected to “numerous and repeated racist insults”.
He said: “In a moment of anger, with the scoreline not in our favour, I behaved incorrectly and I acknowledge that and want to reiterate my apologies.
“I also want to report that my actions, in trying to get the ball back from a fan to take a throw-in, came after being the object of numerous and repeated racists insults.
“That should never have to be tolerated on a football pitch.”
Wague’s Senegal team-mate Kalidou Koulibaly was allegedly subjected to monkey chants in Napoli’s 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan last month.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed he had requested a temporary halt to the game. “It’s a shame because twice we asked for the match to be suspended for the racist chanting towards Koulibaly,” he said.
“It shook him – he’s a good-mannered player and he was bombarded by the stadium. Despite our requests and the chanting, the game wasn’t suspended. I think it should have been. Next time we’ll stop playing ourselves.
“It was impossible for him to be calm – he cares a lot about the issue of racism and he commits a lot of time to the matter, including in society. What happened today is unacceptable – not just for us but for Italian football as a whole.”
