(Reuters) – AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and defender Fikayo Tomori have been racially abused by Cagliari supporters during their 1-0 Serie A victory in Sardinia, supervisor Stefano Pioli stated.
Maignan was closest to the Cagliari finish and was celebrating with Tomori after the ultimate whistle once they have been allegedly subjected to racist abuse, which sparked a scuffle between players from each groups.
“This Serie A matchday was devoted to the stand towards racism, however there’s nonetheless a protracted highway forward and we should carry on preventing collectively,” Milan tweeted after the match.
Pioli stated each Maignan and Tomori instructed him they obtained racist abuse from the group.
“Mike instructed me it was potential to listen to some insults from behind the objective,” Pioli instructed DAZN. “It’s the primary time he reacted like that, so one thing occurred. Tomori additionally instructed me the identical factor.
“It’s all the time stated when these items occur, no person deserves that.”
Cagliari striker Joao Pedro stated he didn’t hear any racist abuse and defended the membership’s supporters.
“I did not hear something,” he stated. “That is a really delicate matter, however I used to be mainly in midfield at the time.
“This isn’t a nice scenario to speak about, however I’ve been right here for eight years and I’ll defend the followers as a result of I didn’t hear something.”
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
