Another Racism Abuse Incident Rocks Italian Football
Written By Onyeka Daniel
Despite being one of the biggest league in European football, the Italian Serie A is still being plagued by incidents of racism and it looks like it’s a phenomenon that is not going away soon.
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And now, there’s a new incident, involving Juventus midfielder, Weston McKennie. The club have released a club statement condemning ‘discriminatory chants’ and the videos that have been circulating online of an incident targeted at the USMNT midfielder during Tuesday’s Coppa Italia semi-final first leg.
Some clips that have appeared on social media depicted discriminatory chants aimed at McKennie by sections of the visiting Lazio supporters in the away end of the Allianz Stadium.
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Juventus have confirmed that McKennie has verified his version of events and that the club have instigated all possible procedures in order to identify and punish the responsible individuals.The Incident occurred around the 89th minute of Juventus’ cup clash with Lazio, while McKennie was being substituted off after a solid shift in the centre of Max Allegri’s midfield.
Juventus had led 2-0 at the time following second half goals from Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic, and they were able to see the game out after McKennie’s substitution.The second leg of the Juventus-Lazio Coppa Italia semi-final is due to take place at the Stadio Olimpico on April 23.
“Juventus Football Club takes note of the video circulated on social networks and reported by some media from which it would emerge the intonation of discriminatory chants coming from the visiting sector and directed at Weston McKennie during his substitution in the Juventus-Lazio semi-final first leg of the Italian Cup, played on 2 April.“
Following confirmation of the incident by the player, the club communicates that it has activated all procedures aimed at verifying what happened and will fully cooperate in order to identify the persons responsible and, consequently, take all necessary measures in this regard.”
The statement read, while also accompanying it with a black-and-white photorgaph of McKennie on social media, along with the caption: “Never again.”
Meanwhile…
One of the managers linked with a potential move to Juventus as a replacement for Massimiliano Allegri is Thiago Motta. Currently coaching at Bologna, Motta is impressing in Serie A, and his team stands a chance to qualify for the next Champions League.
Juventus is monitoring several managers for the post-Allegri era, aiming to secure a replacement who can elevate the team’s performance.With Juventus experiencing a dip in form, there’s a possibility that Bologna could surpass them in the league standings in the coming weeks.
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Motta has attracted interest from other clubs as well, with the likes of Barcelona and Liverpool reportedly considering him for their managerial positions.His agent, Alessandro Canovi, has recently addressed questions about Motta’s future and whether he will be leaving Bologna. He said; “Will he stay at Bologna?
“I can’t say, because I don’t have negotiations with anyone. You can’t talk about things that don’t exist.“ the situation of the big names? The confirmation of Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen has opened up several important candidates for Liverpool and Bayern Munich. As well as Barcelona. Those are three interesting and highly coveted benches now.” He further added.
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