(ANSA) – ROME, JANUARY 5 – Serie A sports activities decide on Thursday over allegations of racist chants towards Inter’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, because the Nerazzurri beat league leaders Napoli 1-0 at San Siro Wednesday night time He stated he has began an investigation. .

After Decide Gerardo Mastrandrea ordered Lazio followers to close down one-game stands for cheers towards two Lecce gamers of their 2-1 residence win, he really requested federal investigators for clarification on the alleged chants Neapolitan followers uttered to Lukaku. Biancpcelesti in Puglia.

In his selections on matchday 16, the decide referred to the “chants of racial discrimination” by the Napoli followers “positioned within the “third blue ring space” of San Siro and, if mandatory, requested the Federal Prosecutor’s Workplace (to hear additional to the official assertion). ) is liable for public order,” and famous that these areas of the sphere are usually occupied by away supporters.

The Italian Skilled Footballers’ Affiliation AIC on Thursday “strongly condemned” the racial harassment Lecce gamers Samuel Umtiti and Lameck Banda had been subjected to by Lazio followers throughout Wednesday’s Serie A match between the groups – inflicting Serie A’s sports activities decide to close Lazio down An occasion that occurred. The extremely finish of Olimpico for a sport.

Roma membership additionally made an announcement condemning racism within the match that Lecce gained 2-1.

Like many Italian groups, Lazio additionally has a big variety of far-right followers amongst its supporters.

They had been behind a sequence of shameful acts of racism and antisemitism prior to now.

There are additionally Lazio supporters teams, such because the Lazio e Liberta group, that are towards racism and attempt to struggle the stereotype that portrays all of the workforce’s supporters as neo-fascists.

Napoli’s lead on the prime of Serie A fell to 5 factors after a 1-0 defeat to Inter at San Siro on Wednesday, the place Italy returned to flight after an extended hiatus for the World Cup in Qatar. Edin Dzeko’s header was sufficient for fourth-placed Inter to attain all of the factors.

Napoli have 41 factors in 16 video games, whereas second-placed AC Milan have 36 factors after beating Salernitana 2-1. Juve are two factors behind and one level forward of Inter within the fourth spherical because of a 1-0 win over the second-placed Cremonese. Sixth-placed AS Roma beat Bologna 1-0 at residence and tied the factors with their metropolis rivals Lazio, who suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Lecce.

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