Roma punished for racist, insulting chants at Kessié, Zlatan

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:10 PM CDT Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021

MILAN (AP) — Roma’s hard-core “ultra” fans were given a suspended one-match ban by the Italian league on Tuesday for racist and insulting chants aimed at AC Milan players Franck Kessié and Zlatan Ibrahimović.

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The incidents occurred during Milan’s 2-1 win on Sunday at the Stadio Olimpico, where Ibrahimović and Kessié scored for Milan.

League judge Gerardo Mastrandrea ordered the “Curva Sud” — the southern end of the stadium — closed for one game. But the ban is suspended for a year, during which if Roma has any further violations, it will be added to the new sanction.

AC Milan's Franck Kessie, left, scores his side's second goal during their Series A soccer match between Roma and AC Milan at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Roma coach José Mourinho was fined 10,000 euros ($11,500) for “disrespectful” behavior toward the referee after the game.

Also, Atalanta was fined 25,000 euros ($29,000) after its fans threw an object, “likely a coin” according to the disciplinary report, that hit Lazio goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who continued playing after falling to the ground.