The Italian Football Federation decides to punish Juventus after the racist chants made by its supporters towards Inter Milan striker Lukaku.
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The Juventus and Inter Milan match ended in a 1-1 draw (Twitter)
Today, Thursday, the Italian Football Association decided to punish Juventus by closing one of its stands due to the racism of some of its supporters towards Inter Milan striker, Romelu Lukaku.
Juventus fans launched racist chants against Lukaku in the match that took place between the two teams in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-final, which ended in a positive draw.
And the Italian Federation confirmed, in a statement, that the lower tier of the southern stand in Juventus’ “Allianz” stadium, will be closed for one match, after racist chants from “the majority of the fans” in that section, before Lukaku scored the penalty kick in the last moments of the match, and while he was scoring. .
The Tribuna Sud section of Juventus’ Allianz Stadium will be closed for the club’s next home fixture after racist chants were heard during the Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter https://t.co/JFaKDAXglg #Juventus #Juve #CoppaItalia #Soccer
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 6, 2023
The most famous match referee issued a second yellow card to Lukaku, who was sent off with a red card, after celebrating in front of the “Old Lady” fans. The Belgian striker will miss the next Inter match, after the Italian Federation confirmed the red card.
The match also witnessed the expulsion of Inter goalkeeper, Slovenian Samir Handanovic, and Juventus winger, Colombian Juan Cuadrado, after a clash between the players of the two teams.
Cuadrado was suspended for 3 matches for grabbing Handanovic’s neck and punching him, while the latter was suspended for one match for his role in the fight.
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