JUVENTUS and Lazio have escaped disciplinary action for racist chanting in their Coppa Italia clashes this week.
And that is even more incredible given that the same commission has fined Juventus fans for ‘anti-Napoli’ chanting.
Antonio Rudiger was racially abused in Roma’s Coppa Italia defeat Getty Images The Biancocelesti ‘s first Rome derby win in eight matches was overshadowed after the club were forced to stop their fans from chanting racist abuse.
Lazio beat Roma 2-0 on Tuesday to take control of the Coppa Italia semi-final – with the Stadio Olimpico announcer telling home fans that the game would be interrupted if they didn’t cease chanting racist abuse at Roma defender Rudiger.
He was repeatedly subjected to racist chanting from the home fans – but after the announcement the abuse stopped.
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly (right) was abused by Juventus fans in Turin EPA EPA
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Juve had beaten Napoli 3-1 in a controversial encounter the previous evening , with the Naples club now threatening to play their youth team in the second leg in protest over the ref.
Home fans in Turin also abused a black player, with Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly the unfortunate player to be on the receiving end of it.
Referee Paolo Valeri infuriated Naploi fans during their defeat to Juventus Getty Images EPA
However, according to Football Italia
And Lazio fans got away with their treatment of German defender Rudiger because it was “impossible to ascertain the number or percentage of the fans who joined in the chant.”
Juventus were instead fined £8,500 (€10,000) after being found guilty of ‘territorial discrimination’ for a 20-second chant directed at Napoli fans.
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