The fan responsible for the racist insults against Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan before Sunday night’s match against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium was identified by the Digos of Turin and denounced for inciting racial hatred. The man, a trade unionist from Rovigo, a Juventus fan, had targeted the Rossoneri goalkeeper during the warm-up. The scene was recorded by the stadium cameras, which allowed for identification. The fan was registered with the Juventus Club “Gaetano Scirea” of Castagnaro (province of Verona), which immediately announced the expulsion of his card with a note on its website.
“The Juventus Club Castagnaro firmly dissociates itself from such behaviors and harshly condemns them, without ifs and buts – the statement reads -. We cannot accept that attitudes of this kind, which do not represent us in any way, are associated with the name of our club. way, indeed they offend our thirty-year history and the name of Gaetano Scirea, whom we have chosen precisely for the values he represents. We therefore communicate that the person in question is expelled from the club with immediate effect “.