The Italian team has made an effort to downplay the incident that Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan said he overheard racist taunts during a preseason friendly versus Como.
Italian team Como has released an incredible statement in which they maintain that Wolves have exaggerated the situation and that Hwang Hee-chan was not the victim of racism. Following Hwang’s report of receiving racist taunts during a Como training session, Wolves lodged a complaint on Monday. Following the alleged racist incident involving the South Korea international, Wolves forward Daniel Podence was sent off for punching a Como player.
The manager of Wolves, Gary O’Neil, stated that Hwang had informed the referee of what was said and that his team will be filing a formal protest with UEFA. But instead of owning up to their mistakes or offering an apology, Como has gone all out by releasing an astounding statement.
According to Como ownership group representative Mirwan Suwarso, “Our club does not tolerate racism and condemns all forms of it in the strongest possible way.” “We had a conversation with the concerned defender to ascertain what was stated. “Ignore him, he thinks he’s Jackie Chan,” he reportedly said to his fellow defender.
After having a lengthy conversation with our athlete, we are certain that this was a reference to both his name and the frequent allusions to “Channy” made by his teammates on the field. “From the perspective of our club, our player made no disparaging remarks. We regret that some Wolves players’ reactions have caused the event to be exaggerated.”
The Wolves made the following statement in their statement on Monday night: “Wolves will be filing a formal complaint to UEFA regarding the incident. Racism or discrimination in any form is completely unacceptable and should never be left unchallenged.”
O’Neil said: “Channy heard a racist remark which is really disappointing. You could see a coming together and Channy was clearly upset by it, as were the lads, you could hear a lot of them trying to comfort Channy and stick up for him
It’s really disappointing that it happened, that we have to talk about it and that it impacted the game – not ideal and things like that shouldn’t be around.
“I spoke to Channy and asked if he wanted us to take the team off and he didn’t, he wanted the team to continue. I asked him if he wanted to come off and he didn’t, he was keen to continue.
Fair play to him, to suffer something like that and still put the team first, shows what he is to us and how important he is to us. He’ll get our full support and we’ll pick him up in the morning and make sure he’s OK.”
Como will play in Serie A this season following their promotion in May. They are managed by Welshman Osian Roberts, who stepped up in December to allow Cesc Fabregas to complete his coaching badges.Thierry Henry is among the minor shareholders, with the Indonesian Djarum Group in principle control.
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