Arnautovic says there was no incident with Alioski: I am not a racist

epa09268331 Marko Arnautovic (R) of Austria talks with Ezgjan Alioski of North Macedonia after the UEFA EURO 2020 group C preliminary round soccer match between Austria and North Macedonia in Bucharest, Romania, 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE / Robert Ghement / POOL (RESTRICTIONS : For editorial news reporting purposes only. Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage. Photographs published in online publications shall have an interval of at least 20 seconds between the posting.)

Macedonia's debut performance at the European Championships marked the defeat of the "lynx" from Austria to 3: 1, but also the incident in the very finish of the match when Marko Arnautovic provoked Ezdzjan Alioski.

While scoring the third goal for Austria, Arnautovi до said a few words to Alioski, for which some of the media in the region reported that it was insulted on racial grounds.
Today, the Austrian national team member denies that:

- I was really struck by what was written about me. I am not a racist and I never will be. Provocations with opponents are part of the football game. After the match we stood next to each other, talked and cleared the matter - said Arnautovic.

Macedonia lost at the start of the European Championship, so now an even better game is expected in the matches against Ukraine and the Netherlands.

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