SONNA – Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku on Wednesday condemned racist behavior by Juventus fans during a recent Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) semifinal game.<\/p>\n
“History repeats,” Lukaku on Instagram about the incident that happened on Tuesday, adding: “It’s been through it in 2019.. and 2023 again..”<\/p>\n
“I hope the league really take actions for real this time because this beautiful game should be enjoyed by everyone,” said the 29-year-old Belgian international.<\/p>\n
Lukaku had been sent off the first-leg semifinal game, which ended with a 1-1 draw, for his aggressive celebration toward the racist abuse by Juventus fans after leveling the score with a late penalty goal.<\/p>\n
Both sides’ players were at each other at the end of the stormy game.<\/p>\n
Inter goalie Samir Handanovic and Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado were both shown red cards by the referee as well, after a post-match row.<\/p>\n
Lukaku later received a tweet of support from his previous club, Chelsea FC, over the incident.<\/p>\n
“We’re all with you, Rom,” said the London team.<\/p>\n
The second-leg match will be played at Giuseppe Meazza on April 26.<\/p>\n
Lukaku had suffered similar racist abuse in September 2019 from fans during a match against Italian team Cagliari at the club\u2019s Sardegna Arena.<\/p>\n
Source: Anadol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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