It is worth mentioning that, compared to Eto'o in 2006, the Cameroonian leopard has undergone significant changes. In a match in February 2006 when Barcelona played away against Zaragoza, Eto'o angrily walked off the field because he could not tolerate the racist abuse from Zaragoza fans. After the incident, the newspaper *Corriere dello Sport* directly condemned those Milan fans as extremely "vulgar" and called Eto'o the absolute winner in this dispute. He was not provoked, while those Milan fans who hurled racial insults at him thought they had won, but in fact, they were the real losers and brought shame to the Milan team.
In fact, during a Zaragoza home game in 2005, Eto'o had already faced racial insults. Afterwards, an 18-year-old girl from Zaragoza specially wrote a letter of apology to Eto'o: "Racists are only a minority at La Romareda. Although I am a Zaragoza fan, out of respect for Eto'o, I would rather exchange skin with Eto'o, because I do not want to see such a talented player be insulted due to his skin color."
Eto'o's home is near the Republic Square on Turati Street in Milan, where there is a famous bar that Eto'o often visits. This time, he had a small gathering with a few friends there, and there was also a group of Milan fans in the bar.
Recently, while having a casual get-together with friends in a Milan bar, Eto'o encountered a group of very unfriendly Milan fans. They sang racist songs loudly at Eto'o, but Eto'o did not let them provoke him.
However, Eto'o remained unusually calm. He stopped his friends and gave the group of Milan fans a smile like a celebrity. We don't know what he felt inside, but his expression was very calm. He smiled at his friends, and also at that group of Milan fans.
When the Milan fans were about to leave the bar, they noticed Eto'o and immediately started hurling insults at him, singing a racist song called "rose nel metro." At this point, Eto'o's friends became very angry, and the two groups were about to come to blows.