Udinese will play the subsequent house sport towards Monza on February 3 behind closed doorways, after AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was racially abused final Saturday on the Bluenergy Stadium. An Italian FA Sport choose introduced the choice on Tuesday, following Udinese’s official assertion on Monday.
The Italian aspect introduced that the primary one who abused Maignan final Saturday was recognized and can obtain a lifetime ban from the stadium: “In a joint effort with the native police authorities and using the Bluenergy Stadium safety cameras, Udinese has recognized one particular person chargeable for discriminatory conduct in direction of AC Milan participant Mike Maignan. This particular person will face a lifetime banfrom attending any Udinese Calcio matches. This ban is efficient instantly.”
After Maignan stood up towards the racial abuse, the entire soccer group backed the French goalkeeper. Udinese, after Tuesday’s determination, must play towards Monza in two weeks with out followers, who will not be allowed to attend the sport.
The Sports activities Choose highlighted in an official assertion that “racist abuse triggered the sport to be suspended twice, first for one minute after which for 5 minutes.” Racist abuse got here primarily from members of Udinese ultras within the Curva Sud, however the choose famous that “different followers in different sectors of the stadium had not distanced themselves from what was happening.”
Maignan, after the incident, took to social media with the next assertion.
“It was not the participant who was attacked. It is the person. He is the daddy of the household. This is not the primary time this has occurred to me. And I am not the primary this has occurred to. We made press releases, promoting campaigns, protocols and nothing has modified. At the moment, a complete system should take its duties: The perpetrators of those acts, as a result of it’s straightforward to behave in a bunch, within the anonymity of a discussion board. The spectators who had been within the stand, who noticed every thing, who heard every thing however who selected to stay silent, you might be complicit.
“The Udinese membership, which solely spoke of an interruption of the match, as if nothing had occurred, you might be complicit. The authorities and the prosecutor, with every thing that’s occurring, you do nothing. I’ve already instructed you and if it bears repeating: I’m not a VICTIM. And I wish to say thanks to my membership AC Milan, to my teammates, to the referee, to the Udinese gamers and to everybody who despatched me messages, who referred to as me, who supported privately and publicly. I am unable to reply everybody however I see you and we’re TOGETHER. It’s a tough combat, which is able to take time and braveness. Nevertheless it’s a combat we are going to win.”
