Yesterday afternoon, the promoted Youscc won the lazio Rome, fifth in Serie A (2-1), at the Via del Mare stadium. But something serious clouded the local party as the game was marked by racist chants against the Zambian striker from Lecce Lameck Banda and his French teammate Samuel Umtiti. Cheers came from the ranks of the Lazio fans.
The defender, who was on loan from FC Barcelona and played 90 minutes, broke down in tears at the end of the match as Lecce fans chanted his name. President Saverio Sticchi Damiani came over to hug him. “When the referee stopped the match, waiting for the announcer to ask the racist chants to stop, Umtiti asked him to restart it because he wanted to respond to the insults received on the pitch. He reacted like a real that champion,” said Sticchi ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’.
Source: La Verdad
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