racist cries against Lukaku, 171 Juventus tifosi banned from stadium

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2023-04-24 16:20:54

Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring his team’s second goal in the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Benfica and Inter Milan at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. © AP – Armando Franca

The Turin police headquarters (north) announced on Monday April 24 171 stadium bans against Juventus supporters accused of racist behavior towards Belgian striker Inter Milan Romelu Lukaku. “ Following the racist cries during the semi-final (go) Juventus-Inter Italian Cup on April 4, the Turin police headquarters issued, as part of the fight against racism, 171 fines (…) cconcerning so many Juventus supporters. They will also be subject to a stadium ban. “, Indicates a press release from the prefecture. The duration of the ban was not specified. “Monkey cries”, insults … Romelu Lukaku had been the target of racist insults when equalizing on penalty, at the end of the semi-final first leg of the Italian Cup against Juventus (1-1) , according to several videos. Juventus Turin had initially been sanctioned by sports justice with a match partially closing a stand in its stadium, before this sanction was lifted on appeal. Romelu Lukaku, excluded for celebrating his goal in a provocative way, in response to these racist cries, was “ pardoned Saturday by the president of the Italian Federation. He will therefore be able to play the return match scheduled for Wednesday in Milan.

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