2024-01-23 02:05:49
According to information from Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian sports daily, a first author suspected of having uttered racist cries at the attention of Mike Maignan, was identified this Monday. The identification of the individual was made possible by the viewing by Udinese supporters of one of the numerous videos posted on social networks immediately after the end of the match between Udinese and AC Milan on Saturday.
“The possible investigation by the judicial authorities has a limited duration, unlike us, who will work to exclude these racists from the stadium for life,” declared the general director of the Friuli club, Franco Collavino, upstream. Where there are more than 300 cameras, we also have sound and in the coming hours we plan to use these means on the part of the bend concerned. »
Still on “One of the individuals who uttered racist insults to Mike #Maignan on Saturday during #UdineseMilan was identified by the police,” he wrote. This is a 46-year-old man, guilty of throwing black shit twelve times. He was banned for life from the stadium by Udinese. »
One of the individuals who uttered racist insults to Mike #Maignan Saturday during #UdineseMilan was identified by law enforcement. This is a 46-year-old man, guilty of having said “black shit” twelve times. He was banned for life from the stadium by Udinese.
— GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) January 22, 2024
Information confirmed by Udinese in the evening. “Jointly with the police services and using the security cameras at the Bluenergy Stadium, Udinese identified a first spectator who had engaged in discriminatory behavior towards Mike Maignan,” explained the Italian 1st division club. “This individual is banned for life from attending Udinese matches and this sanction began immediately,” the text continues. “We believe that strong measures like this are necessary to send a clear message: racism has no place in football or in our society,” insisted Udinese.
Saturday evening during the match between Udinese and AC Milan counting for the 21st day of the Italian Championship, spectators uttered monkey cries and racist insults in his direction. After first alerting the referee of the match, he then left the field in the 34th minute, imitated by his teammates, before resuming the match and winning it 3-2.
After providing its support to Maignan, Udinese assured that it “will collaborate with the authorities in charge of the investigation to shed light on what happened and will take all necessary measures to sanction the responsibles “.
The mayor of Udine Alberto Felice De Toni announced that he wanted to give the Frenchman the title of honorary citizen of his city and invited him to return “to participate together in concrete initiatives aimed at the youngest”.
This strong gesture from the goalkeeper born in Guyana, trained at PSG and passed through Lille was praised by his teammates in the French team and AC Milan.
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