Both players have been subjected to racial abuse at the Bentegodi, and at the Sardegna Arena respectively.
AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie and Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku reportedly have been subjected to more racism in Italy.
Italy has displayed another weekend of racism at the football pitches as Hellas Verona supporters lobbed offensive chants at Franck Kessie and a TV commentator’s racist comment directed at Romelu Lukaku.Â
Hellas Verona supporters aimed offensive chants at Kessie. was also subjected to racist chants by Inter Milan and Lazio fans last season, during the first half of a 1-0 loss to AC Milan on Sunday night, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported. The Italian newspaper adds that the chants continued at half-time.
Surprisingly, Verona despicably tweeted yesterday that the chants may have been “misunderstood” amid the loud cheers of its supporters, adding that there were “inevitable whistles for refereeing decisions that still today leave us very perplexed.”
As a result, AC Milan have publicly thanked the clubs and fans who showed support to the Ivorian international: “We want to thank all the clubs and football fans who showed their support for Franck
“Throughout our history, we’ve always honoured the values of Sport. That’s why we condemn, once again, all forms of racism and discrimination: football should not divide but unite people”, wrote Il Diavolo in a tweet.
Also on Sunday a commentator on Italian TV, Luciano Passirani, was immediately suspended for a racist comment directed at Lukaku. On the QSVS show, Passirani started off by saying: “I don’t see any other player in Italy now like Lukaku. I really like him,” before adding: “The only way to stop him is to say: ‘Here are 10 bananas that you can eat’.”
Lukaku was targeted with monkey chants by Cagliari fans earlier this month. Whilst the Serie A officials have reportedly not seen anything wrong in Verona’s chants, they have not decided yet whether Cagliari should be punished.
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