Sanctioned by five years outside of football a fan of Verona for racist insults to Balotelli

Thursday,
9
January
2020

18:12

The Verona police identified the person by a video recording. The sanction applies to all stadiums in Europe

Balotelli tries to leave the Verona countryside.
SIMONE VENEZIA EFE

A fan of Hellas Verona has been sanctioned five years away from the world of football for having been the protagonist of racist dye critics towards striker Mario Balotelli, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

The police in Verona identified this person, 38 years old, through a video recording as one of those responsible for this behavior in the stands of the Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium on November 3 during the local team's duel against Brescia, set of the attacker of ghans origin.

In addition, this sanction applies to all stadiums in Europe and also binds a ban on access to areas where Verona fans tend to stay to go to the stadium.

Balotelli was a victim in that match of the racist dye by local fans, which caused his anger, reflected in violently sending the ball to that area and his threat to leave the pitch, which caused the meeting stopped a few minutes.

Last weekend, the striker was again subjected to racial abuse from the stands, this time in his own stadium, the Mario Rigamonti, because of rival Lazio fans.

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