Lukaku and racism in Juventus-Inter. The solidarity of football on social media – Corriere.it

The next day was made up of controversies, accusations but also messages of solidarity. Romelu Lukaku — who in the final minutes of the Coppa Italia match against Juve scored the 1-1 from a penalty and was then sent off due to his celebration deemed provocative towards the home fans (actually the Belgian always celebrates like this, hand on salute-style forehead and forefinger in front of the mouth) – brought the scourge of racism back into the news, with the attacker who wanted to silence the Stadium in front of all the insults (including racist verses) rained down from the stands: History repeats itself, today as in 2019 (the reference to the famous events in Cagliari). I hope the league really takes action because everyone should enjoy this beautiful sport. Thanks for messages of support, f*****o racismthe message of the Nerazzurri tip on social media, which has not remained isolated or unheard.

Chelsea’s embrace also arrives: We are with you

Solidarity came first from teammates: Compact against all forms of discrimination – reiterated Inter — we are brothers and sisters of the world. This is our story since 9 March 1908. There was no shortage of approving comments from Dumfries and Onanaas well as the support of the Chelseathe team that still holds the card: We are all with you Rom, the post of the English club, who rightly put aside the past misunderstandings with the Belgian.

From Mbapp to Vinicius, the solidarity of the stars

Institutional but sincere hugs came from the FIFA president Gianni Infantino
(simply unacceptable) and by the minister for sport Andrea Abodi: Racism is unbearable everywhere, especially on a football field. Then here are the stars of world football, starting with Mbappwho shared Lukaku’s social outburst in his Instagram stories: 2023 and still the same problems. But we won’t let youthe promise of the French phenomenon, closely followed by Vinicius Jr: We are together, brother.

The accounts of the AC Milan supporters are also very active, with Maignan at the forefront: Every year the same story, fewer words and more deeds”, is the invitation of the Frenchman. Then Bakayoko (Tired of seeing nothing change) e Bennacer (racism must not find a place in stadiums). Also present and angry are two old acquaintances from Serie A, that is Boateng (Even though my heart beats for Milan, our blood has the same color) and Balotelli, who shared a video and used a clenched fist emoji as a symbol of the fight against racism.