San Siro showed its support to Maignan

This Saturday is the rivalry between Milan and the Bologna at the San Siro he stopped in the 16th minute as a show of support for the Frenchman Mike Maignangoalkeeper of Milan on the last day he suffered racist taunts on the field Udinese.

One minute’s applause

In the 16th minute, just like the number worn by the Frenchman, with the score 0-0, the referee stopped the match and was embraced by the entire stadium. Careful with a loud one-minute ovation as a show of support.

The mythical phrase of Martin Luther King was projected on giant stadium screens: “Darkness cannot cast out darkness: only light can.”

The racist episode took place last Saturday, during a Udinese-Milan wherein Careful He warned the referee on several occasions that he was on the receiving end of racist insults. Until he got fed up with the situation.

He went to the locker room and the rest of his teammates followed him inside. The stadium’s public address system asked the choirs to stop.

Four minutes later, in the 38th minute of the first half, with the score 0-1 in favor of the Rossoneri and several players from Udinese demanding explanations from his own fans, Careful and the other players Milan They returned to the field and the referee continued the match.

The referee warned that, in the event of new racist insults, the match would be permanently suspended.

Maignan’s statement

After what happened, Careful published a strong statement this Sunday and branded all authorities who did nothing about it as accomplices.

Since the events, Italy has poured in messages of support for the cause and condemnation of what happened. The goal has received public support from the Italian Football Federation, Serie A, the Italian Government, some players and clubs and the Udinesewho also condemned the events in a statement.

In addition, the mayor of Udine offered the goalkeeper honorary citizenship of the city. For his part, the Udinese five racists were identified and banned from the stadium for life.