An investigation has been launched after Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie was allegedly subjected to racist chants throughout Tuesday’s Coppa Italia semi-final first-leg victory over Lazio.
McKennie performed his half in Juve’s 2-0 win after he arrange Dusan Vlahovic for the membership’s second purpose of the last-four conflict.
The US worldwide was substituted within the 89th minute and pictures on social media appeared to indicate McKennie being focused with racist chants by a piece of followers at Allianz Stadium.
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Juventus has now confirmed they’re wanting into the incident of alleged racism, which they state got here from visiting supporters contained in the stadium.
“Juventus Soccer Membership takes word of the video circulated on social networks and reported by some media from which it will emerge the intonation of discriminatory chants coming from the visiting sector and directed at Weston McKennie throughout his substitution within the Juventus-Lazio semi-final first leg of the Italian Cup, performed on 2 April,” a membership assertion learn.
“Following affirmation of the incident by the participant, the membership communicates that it has activated all procedures aimed toward verifying what occurred and can totally cooperate in an effort to establish the individuals accountable and, consequently, take all vital measures on this regard.”