The rivalry between the Belgian and the Swede dates from the moment they met at Manchester United, where they competed for a leading position.
ITALY – The Madonna Derby last Tuesday marked another chapter in the clashes between Romelu Lukaku Yes Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Against the background of the challenges, the players faced each other in the match Inter de Milano vs. Milan for the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup.
The intense discussion between the two, which was seen as a racist manifestation by the Swede, recalled the moments when Manchester United, where both players played together between 2017 and 2018. Unable to perform in the best way, they competed for the starting position most of the time.
When they were on the field next to each other, the relationship was far from ideal. In 2019, the Belgian was announced as a consolidation of Inter Milan, a club where Ibrahimovic has won Serie A three times. Asked about Lukaku In an interview with the daily Gazzetta dello Sport, the Swede revealed a bet he tried to make.
“I would say the following about Lukaku: His best weapon is power. Technically not very good if you listened to me. I offered him £ 50 for every draw he made. “
“He asked me what I would give him if he did well and I said, ‘Nothing, just make you a better player.’ He never accepted. Maybe he was afraid of losing “, said the Swede.
After one of his first goals with Inter de Milano, Lukaku he used his social networks to say that “there was a new king in the city”. In 2020, when he returned to Milan, Ibrahimovic He responded by saying that “Milan has never had a king, it has a God.”
The attackers will meet again in The Madonna Derby which will take place on February 21, now for the Italian Championship.
Debate on a possible racist phrase
In the first part of the match, which ended with a 2-1 victory in favor of Inter, Lukaku e Ibrahimovic they quarreled and were almost beaten. The situation did not worsen, as the teammates and even the referee helped to separate them.
The Swedish striker, at the time of the fight, allegedly shot Lukaku: “You’re going to do sh … voodoo, you’re going to do sh … voodoo! You are an idiot “, Ibrahimovic would have said.
The event also refers to an episode involving his mother Romelu Lukaku. When he arrived at Everton from Chelsea, the striker allegedly received advice from his mother, who allegedly consulted a voodoo viewer, which was refused by the Belgian striker.
The fight, which took place at the end of the first stage, continued after the whistle. On the way to the locker room, Lukaku tried to go after Ibra again. In English, he said, “Do you want to talk about my mother? Do you want to talk about my mother? “And then in French he shouted, ‘Son of a bitch.’
In the second stage, Ibrahimovic received a second yellow card after a foul on Kolarov and was eliminated. Lukaku scored the equalizer. With qualification, Inter advanced to the semifinals of the competition.