The Italian Football Faderation(FIGC) announced on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into racist insults allegedly made by Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi.
‘’After examining the referee’s report, the sports judge considers it necessary for the federation’s public prosecutor to investigate what happened between Napoli’s Juan Jesus and Inter Milan’s Francesco Acerbi in relation to any expressions of racial discrimination made by the latter,’’ said the FIGC in a statement.
Jesus had initially played down the incident following Napoli’s 1-1 draw at Inter Milan on Sunday, telling DAZN ‘’what happens on the pitch, stays on the pitch‘’ after accepting Acerbi’s on-field apology for unspecified insults.
Real plaint for more abuse of Vinicius:
Real Madrid flied a new complaint whit Spanish state prosecutors on Monday following reports of more hate chants aimed at forward Vinicius Junior in the Spanish League.
The club also filed a complaint with the Spanish Football Federation disciplinary committee against the referee of Saturday’s match at Osasuna for not including in his match report the alleged ‘’Die, Vinicius’’ chants by local fans at El Sadar Stadium.