ROME, Aug 16 — The Italian football league has launched an enquiry after Napoli striker Victor Osimhen suffered racist abuse from the stands during a Serie A match at Verona yesterday.
The league’s disciplinary commission fined Verona €12,000 for insulting chants directed at the Napoli supporters. Now they wish to know exactly which part of the stadium and which section of fans were involved in the racist chants. An AFP reporter at the game heard a section of the home support launch monkey chants at Osimhen, the latest episode of racist chanting at Verona who have a long history of far-right sympathies among their hardcore support.Last season Verona were ordered to close a section of their stadium for one match after racist chants from a section of their supporters. — AFP
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