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Brescia get suspended stand closure for fans Pjanic ‘gypsy’ gibe
MILAN, Sept 28, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Serie A club Brescia have received a one-
match suspended stand closure after Juventus’s Bosnian midfielder Miralem
Pjanic was subjected to abuse from the crowd during an Italian league match
this week.
Chants of ‘zingaro’ which translates as ‘gypsy’ could be heard from the
Brescia supporters when the midfielder touched the ball.
But the Bosnian silenced his abusers by scoring the winning goal with
Juventus coming back from 1-0 down to win 2-1.
The Italian Football Federation’s disciplinary body reported the insults
came from “90%” of the occupants of the tribune, which was full that day and
can accommodate up to 4,700 spectators.
The sanction is suspended for one year.
Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants from Cagliari
supporters early in the season, with AC Milan’s Franck Kessie and Brazilian
Dalbert of Fiorentina also targeted by racist abuse, without any sanctions
being issued.
BSS/AFP/SSS/2000 hrs