Overview
- The 34-year-old shoved teammate Georgios Koutsias during a friendly against Viktoria Pilsen and used a derogatory slur.
- Behrens called his behavior wrong and unacceptable and said he takes full responsibility.
- He apologized in person to the squad at the start of the training week, according to the club.
- Lugano says it reviewed the incident with utmost seriousness and decided on disciplinary action, without disclosing specifics.
- The episode occurred during the team's training camp, and Behrens joined last summer after spells with Wolfsburg and Union Berlin.