Otkazan meč Lige šampiona – odbili da izađu na teren zbog statue VIDEO

The football match between #Iran’s Sepahan team and #SaudiArabia’s Al-Ittihad team was scheduled to commence about half an hour ago. However, the Saudi team, despite being in the stadium, did not appear on the pitch and is now leaving the stadium. pic.twitter.com/k1sjdNW6aO

— Iran Nuances (@IranNuances) October 2, 2023

Gosti iz Saudijske Arabije nisu želeli da izađu na teren sve dok se ne ukloni statua iranskog generala Kasema Sulejmanija.

On, koji je smatran drugim najmoćnijim čovekom u Iranu, ubijen je pre tri godine u napadu američkog drona.

Saudijska Arabija ga smatra teroristom, stoga ne treba da čudi ova reakcija igrača Al Itihada.

Inače, navijači Sepahana napravili su vatrenu atmosferu pre susreta koji je trebalo da počne u 18.00 časova.

U pitanju je meč drugog kola grupe C.

Sepahan fans are throwing items at Qassem Soleimani’s statue pic.twitter.com/ifGRsma9um

— Erfan / عرفان (@Eri1806) October 2, 2023

Unbelievable: 60k in the stands waiting for Sepahan and Al Ittihad in a tremendous atmosphere, but Al Ittihad refuses to come up due to a statue of Kassem Suleimani that is placed on the sidelines. If the statue won’t be removed the Saudis won’t play. pic.twitter.com/56MBGUA0qL

— Uri Levy (@Levyninho) October 2, 2023

🚨The AFC Champions League match between Al Ittihad and Sepahan is cancelled!

The Al Ittihad players refuse to play due to a statue of Qasem Soleimani inside the stadium😳

He was a military officer and considered the second-most powerful man of Iran until his death in 2020. pic.twitter.com/olB6qlGc7o

— Freddy (@freddyCR7LA) October 2, 2023