I think there is a big difference between saying the "n word" in a football match and using a different language, ref defended himself saying that "black person" means "negru" in Romanian which does sound eerily close enough to the n word in English but there wasn't any need for it neither. Webo basically countered it very smartly by saying "you do not say that white guy, why did you have to say that black guy?" and that makes sense.

I am sure ref didn't want to sound racist, his intentions weren't racist neither, he probably just had a laps in judgment and said the wrong thing and he should have apologized for it and let himself be changed from the VAR if he could, to make things easier. At least we all know game still goes on tonight, and that is going to be a proof to teams that if there is any racism in the field, you could just walk out.