Racist chants were sung during the match between Rome and Napoli on Sunday.
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The matches follow one another and racism persists in the Italian stadiums. Sunday, October 24, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, it was the Nigerian striker from Naples Victor Osimhen who was once again a victim. The Italian League, indicated that the former Lille was the target of racist cries. The institution announced that investigations would take place.
The League specifies that these racist cries have “not renewed after announcements have been made” and note “the collaboration of Roma for the identification of those responsible”.
Racist incidents, already frequent in recent years in the Peninsula, have resumed in Italian stadiums since the start of the season, which marks the return of spectators after more than a year of games behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The French international goalkeeper of AC Milan Mike Maignan, the French midfielder of the same club Tiémoué Bakayoko and the Senegalese defender of Naples Kalidou Koulibaly have in particular been targeted by racist insults in recent weeks. The captain of the Italian team, Giorgio Chiellini, admitted in early October his “shame” after the insults against Koulibaly in Florence.
“Scimmia di merda”.
“Fucking monkey”.
“Fucking monkey”.
Mi hanno chiamato così.
Questi soggetti non c’entrano con lo sport.
Vanno identificati e tenuti fuori dagli stadi: per semper.@mattinodinapoli pic.twitter.com/mPz0vZJ5c0
– Koulibaly Kalidou (@ kkoulibaly26) October 4, 2021
After their match against Lazio in Rome (0-0), last Thursday in the Europa League, Olympique de Marseille also reported in a press release of a “presumption” racist cries targeting some of his players, reserving the right to “file a complaint”.
In addition to the Osimhen case, Roma received 10,000 euros on Monday due to insults from “territorial nature” uttered by his supporters against those of Naples, according to the Italian League. Insults that target the Neapolitan population, often discriminated against because of their popular origins.
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