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There are new details of the incident with a banana thrown at a Zenit player

There are new details of the incident with a banana thrown at a Zenit player

In Volga they said that a banana was thrown at the Zenit player Wendel from the central stand

The Volga Ulyanovsk football club told new details about the incident with a banana thrown at a Zenit player at a Russian Cup match. The words of the representatives of the team leads RIA Novosti.

“The banana came from the central stand, where there were fans of both teams,” the club said, emphasizing that it cannot be argued that it was their fan who did it. Volga added that they are assisting the police in the search for the offender.

On February 25, Zenit defeated Volga on the road with a score of 3: 0 in the quarterfinal match of the Russian Cup. At the end of the meeting, an unknown fan threw a banana at the Brazilian midfielder of St. Petersburg Vendel. After that, the footballer urged to fight racism.

Wendel has been playing for the blue-white-blues since 2020. Together with the team, the midfielder won the Russian Super Cup twice and became the national champion twice. The football player is also known for his performances for the Portuguese “Sporting” and the Brazilian “Fluminense”.

Source: Lenta

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