Arrested after the Europa League match between Olympique de Marseille and Atalanta Bergamo on May 2, an Italian supporter was banned from stadiums for three years. He was also fined 600 euros, as well as a symbolic euro to be paid to the Sportitude and SOS Racisme associations.
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A man was fined and deprived of a stadium in France after miming a monkey last May during the match between Olympique de Marseille and Atalanta Bergamo. | PHOTO : JEAN CATUFFE / AFP
An Italian supporter of Atalanta Bergamo was sentenced on Wednesday to a three-year stadium ban in France and a fine of 600 euros for “provocation to hatred” at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille at the end of last season.
A stadium ban and a fine
On May 2, Olympique de Marseille hosted Atlanta Bergamo, a match which ended in a draw (1-1). A few days later, the Italian club soundly beat the Marseille club at home (3-0), eliminating them at the gates of the Europa League final. During the semi-final first leg, a Marseille supporter filmed reprehensible behavior in the parking lot reserved for Italians, including a supporter ostensibly mimicking a monkey, which led to referral to the Marseille prosecutor’s office.
A student was then arrested and tried at the end of October. On Wednesday, the Marseille criminal court handed down its decision, condemning him to a fine of 600 euros and a three-year stadium ban for “provocation to hatred”.
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He will also have to pay a symbolic euro to the Sportitude and SOS Racisme associations, which had become civil parties.
