The match between Juventus Turin and Fiorentina, counting for the 18th day of the Italian Championship, was briefly interrupted on Sunday following racist insults from the stands targeting Dusan Vlahovic, the Serbian striker of Juve.
Referee Maurizio Mariani stopped the match after seven minutes of play and called the two captains to tell them that it was interrupted, while a message calling on spectators to stop their racist and discriminatory chants was broadcast in the stadiums. stands of the Allianz Stadium.
The two teams then met in the central circle and the match resumed after an interruption of a few minutes.
According to the DAZN platform, Fiorentina supporters uttered insults towards Vlahovic, already targeted by “Viola” ultras last season.
In November 2023, Fiorentina was sanctioned with the closure of a stand in its stadium for a suspended match due to racist chants targeting three Juventus players, including Vlahovic.
Since leaving Fiorentina, his club from 2018 to 2022, Vlahovic (24 years old) has been targeted by Tuscan supporters who do not forgive him for having joined Juve.
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