FIGC Prosecutor's Office has strengthened controls ahead of the weekend's Serie A matches. This is to deal with the 'discriminatory drift' of some extreme fringes of the fans.

'No impunity in the face of cases of racism' - this is what filters through via Allegri. 'There will be severe sanctions as provided for by the sporting justice code', says FIGC prosecutor's office. The alert level both inside and outside Italian stadiums is raising the alert level in recent weeks.