A total of 171 fans of Juventus was authorized this Monday by the Directorate of Special Operations (DIGOS) of Turin (north) with a ban on access to sporting events after they were identified as the authors of racist chants in Belgium Romelu Lukakuplayer of Interin the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal.
The Turin Police Department opened an investigation after the match that took place on April 4 (1-1), when Lukaku received racist insults during the execution of the penalty that put the tie on the scoreboard and the subsequent celebration, which led to a brawl between the players and the benches that resulted in several being sent off, including himself Lukaku.
Through video and audio recordings, according to the Turin police headquarters, these 171 fans were identified. According to local media, up to 250 were involved and the investigation is still open to identify the remaining 79 fans.
All those found were punished cIn a measure known in Italy as Daspo, which consists of banning access to sporting events, although the Turin Police Headquarters has not yet specified how long. In addition, they were fined for violating the rules of using the sports facility for singing the songs.
The DIGOS investigation also revealed offensive chants by Inter supporters towards Juventinos. The guests sang “Liverpool, Liverpool”, refers to the Heysel tragedy, an avalanche that occurred in 1985 before the start of the European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool in Belgium that resulted in 39 deaths, 32 of them mostly Italian Juventus fans, in what It is one of the most remembered. football stages.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Belgian Romelu Lukaku was forgiven this Saturday “in an exceptional and extraordinary manner” and overturned the second yellow card he saw in the clash, which will allow him to play the decisive second leg this Wednesday, despite the fact that the Court of Appeals of the Italian federation rejected the appeal filed. of Inter for the first time.
“The principle of fighting against all forms of racism is a founding element of the sporting order,” this was the president’s rationale for his decision to pardon a Lukaku who will compete in the second leg.
The Belgian striker’s pardon comes after a tumultuous week related to the issue since then the same Court of Appeals that dismissed Lukaku’s appealaccepted what was shown by Juventus for the punishment received from the closure of the sector that expressed these insults for a day.
Source: La Verdad
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