Racist chants in Juve-Inter: daspo to 171 Juventus fans

There are 171 Juventus fans who will be subjected to the measure Daspo by the Turin Police Headquarters. It is the result of the investigation by the Digos of the Piedmontese capital, in the context of the fight against racial discrimination in sport, a work done through audio and video which has made it possible to identify who during Juventus-Inter, the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals played at the Allianz Stadium on 4 April, launched chants and howls from the first ring of the Curva Sud addressed to the Nerazzurri striker Romelu Lukaku. The racist insults were launched by 250 people, but investigations are still underway to identify all those involved in the affair.

Some identified belong to the black and white ultra groups. The 171 in question, as well as by Daspo, have been joined by fines for violating the regulation of use of the sports facility for having sung the choirs. During the Digos investigation, an episode that occurred in the middle of the first half was also reported to the federal prosecutor, again by Juventus-Inter, when almost all of the away sector sang the “Liverpool, Liverpool” chorus in clear reference to the tragic events at Heysel. The important collective response comes from Turin after the racist chants heard on Saturday at the Olimpico in Rome on the occasion of the Lazio-Turin match.

In addition, insults were launched against the FIGC president yesterday during Juventus-Naples Gabriel Gravina guilty according to the black and white fans of canceling the disqualification inflicted on Lukaku. Also yesterday the federal prosecutor, according to what is learned from authoritative sources, reported chants of territorial discrimination against the Neapolitans (“Vesuvio wash them with fire” and “Soap and water, use soap and water”), slogans always starting from the curve that after the events against Inter he would risk recidivism.