Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku will play within the Coppa Italia semi-final 2nd leg in opposition to Juventus on Wednesday after his one-match ban used to be overturned on Saturday through the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as a measure to combat racism,
Inter expressed their sadness on Friday when Italy’s Sports Court of Appeal upheld the ban for Lukaku, imposed after his expulsion for a 2nd yellow card, pronouncing the Belgian participant have been punished regardless of being racially abused within the semi-final’s first leg.
However, FIGC President Gabriele Gravina overturned the suspension after comparing the record of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the federation mentioned.
The record indicated “unequivocally that the behavior of the player sanctioned by the match director followed the serious and repeated displays of hatred and racial discrimination by the opposing fans”, the FIGC observation added.
“The measure reiterates how the fight against all forms of racism constitutes one of the founding principles of the sporting system,” it mentioned.
Lukaku used to be pleased with the verdict, pronouncing the president had proven nice sensitivity to the placement.
“I believe that thanks to his intervention justice has been done and this sends out a great message to the whole world of sport and beyond,” Lukaku mentioned. “This has shown that the desire is there to fight racism.”
Inter expressed their sadness on Friday when Italy’s Sports Court of Appeal upheld the ban for Lukaku, imposed after his expulsion for a 2nd yellow card, pronouncing the Belgian participant have been punished regardless of being racially abused within the semi-final’s first leg.
However, FIGC President Gabriele Gravina overturned the suspension after comparing the record of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the federation mentioned.
The record indicated “unequivocally that the behavior of the player sanctioned by the match director followed the serious and repeated displays of hatred and racial discrimination by the opposing fans”, the FIGC observation added.
“The measure reiterates how the fight against all forms of racism constitutes one of the founding principles of the sporting system,” it mentioned.
Lukaku used to be pleased with the verdict, pronouncing the president had proven nice sensitivity to the placement.
“I believe that thanks to his intervention justice has been done and this sends out a great message to the whole world of sport and beyond,” Lukaku mentioned. “This has shown that the desire is there to fight racism.”
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The striker used to be subjected to racial abuse all through the primary leg at Juventus “before, during, and after the penalty” he scored to earn Inter a 1-1 draw, the participant’s representatives mentioned.
Lukaku used to be then despatched off after receiving a 2nd yellow card for his purpose party all through which he held his finger as much as his mouth in entrance of Juve fanatics, a gesture which used to be judged to be provocative.
