FIFA president Gianni Infantino has stepped into Italian football’s latest racism row after the Atalanta coach claimed calling Serbian Dusan Vlahovic a “gypsy” was “bad manners”.
Italian Minister for Sport Andrea Abodi offered an apology to the Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic after he was abused by Atalanta fans. The chants and boos grew louder after the £66m striker scored at the Gewiss Stadium - and he was booked for a “provocative” goal celebration after putting his fingers to his lips.
Romelu Lukaku urged Italian football to take action after he was racially abused - and also sent off for a second yellow card for responding - during Inter Milan’s Coppa Italia draw at Juventus last month. Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini argued calling the Juventus star a “gypsy” was not racist.
