Italy is in turmoil after another incident of racism on the football pitches.
Yesterday (Saturday), during Milan's away game against Udinese, the goalkeeper of the Rossoneri suffered harassment due to the color of his skin, and left the field with his friends.
They came back after more than ten minutes and won the game (2:3), but the French goalkeeper wants answers and to bring an end to the ugly phenomenon.
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"I went to get a ball and the Udinese fans made monkey noises at me. Do I look like a monkey to them?" Manian shared the ordeal.
"The first time I was silent, the second time I signaled to the bench what was going on and made it clear that I would not stay on the field if this continued," continued Manian who, as mentioned, absorbed more of the fans' disgust and left the lawn.
"I hope the prosecutor imposes serious sanctions on them. We need an effective punishment, because talking is useless. We always talk about it after it happens, but nothing is done. These fans are ignorant. Things like this shouldn't happen," Manian concluded.
In Milan, of course, they support Manian.
Coach Stefano Pioli said: "We are proud of him and will go with him to the end."
The sporting director of Udinese, Federico Blazarti, also stands behind Manian and promised to act against his team's fans: "We will punish those who are behind this. We are a team that has been playing for 30 years with all races and we will not tolerate this phenomenon. We will investigate, get to the facts and deal with those who need it." .
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Manian complains to the fourth referee about the racist chants, photo: Getty Images
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