Moise Kean appeared on the pitch for the last quarter of an hour, replacing Alvaro Morata. When the striker was at the ball, Napoli fans began to imitate the sounds of monkeys.
This is not the first such racist incident involving Kean. Kean was called and booed all the time by Cagliari fans. In the 85th minute, Kean scored 2-0. He celebrated the hit in a special way, standing in front of provoking fans. “I think the fault is 50 out of 50 because Kean didn’t have to provoke the fans and the fans didn’t have to react like that,” said Leo Bonucci, the Juve defender.
Although the Italian media wrote about the racist scandal for several days, the perpetrators avoided the consequences. FIGC, the Italian soccer federation, said the behavior of Cagliarina’s supporters had an impact on the game, with only a small group of fans insulting Kean. How will it be now? We will know the answer in the coming days.
Racism in stadiums, or welcome to Serie A.
Most likely, because of his complexion, Kean will have to deal with the problem of racism from time to time, which the Italians still cannot cope with. Afflictions happen often. Sulley Muntari, from Ghana, who a few years ago failed to ask the referee to react to the racist behavior of Cagliari fans, knows something about it, so he left the field. The former Pescara player was given a red card for this, and was suspended after the game! In recent years, racist incidents have also affected: Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o; Ghanaian Kevin Prince-Boateng and Koulida Koulibaly from Senegal. There are many examples.
Italians are beginning to realize that racism is a serious problem in the Apennine Peninsula. The problem is that they probably still don’t have the feeling (the right sensitivity?) How to fight it. This is evidenced by the recent anti-racist campaign organized by Serie A.
Situation in the Serie A table
After 20 rounds, Napoli is third in the table with 40 points behind Inter Milan and five behind AC Milan. Juventus is in fifth position and five points behind Napoli.
Both teams will play the next matches on Sunday. Napoli will take on Sampdoria and Juventus will face AS Roma away.
Source: Sport
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