During the home match against Lazio Rome (2-1) on Wednesday in Serie A, Lecce central defender Samuel Umtitia was the victim, along with his teammate Lameck Banda, of racist cries from Roman fans. Author of a great sporting performance, the French international burst into tears in the face of the support of his own fans.
Samuel Umtiti at excellent face Lazio Rome.
In 2023, racism continues to be a scourge in our society, which is also found in football stadiums. After Vinicius Junior a few days ago, Lecce players Samuel Umtiti and Lameck Banda were targeted by racist cries during the match against Lazio Rome (2-1) on Wednesday in Serie A.
Despite a meeting organized Via del Mare, the Roman car park was heard singing racist songs.
The match stopped, Umtiti asked to resume
Faced with this situation, the referee of the match, Livio Marinelli, took the decision to interrupt the game in order to ask the announcer to calm the Lazio fans before a potential permanent interruption. Yet directly targeted, Umtiti decided to intervene with the man in black to tell him of his desire to resume the game. When the referee stopped the match, waiting for the announcer to demand an end to the racist chants, Umtiti asked that he resume, because he wanted to respond to the insults received on the pitch. He reacted like a true championin confi le president of Lecce Saverio Sticchi Damiani auprs of La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Determined to play this match, the French international also responded to this sporting challenge. Omnipresent, the former Lyonnais simply burst onto the screen with 6 duels won, 14 balls recovered, 4 successful tackles and 4 interceptions. Only football, fun, joy, the rest doesn’t countassured Umtiti in the crowd on the social network Instagram.
The French in tears his exit
On leaving the field, the native of Yaound was not able to hide his emotion. Supported by Lecce fans, who chanted his name and gave him a standing ovation, the 2018 world champion burst into tears. It was nice to see our fans chanting Umtiti’s name and drown out those horrible screams. It was a civil and intelligent response, appreciated Sticchi. The best response to shameful behavior?
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