Racist taunts haunt Mario again

May 14, 2013 |

AC Milan and Roma battled out a 0-0 draw on Sunday as both sides finished with 10 men while the game was delayed because of racist chanting.

The point kept Milan in third place and on course for a Champions League spot.
But red cards for Milan’s Ghanaian Sulley Muntari and Roma skipper Francesco Totti, as well as more racist controversy, over-shadowed action on the pitch.
Muntari was sent-off for manhandling the referee as the official reached into his pocket to book Mario Balotelli.
Play was then held up for three minutes early in the second half as Roma fans were warned to stop making racist chants, believed to be aimed at Balotelli.
Roma went down to 10 men in injury time when Totti shoved an elbow into the face of French central defender Philippe Mexes.
“Unfortunately the mentality is still retrogressive,” said Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri when asked to respond to the racist chants.
“We must all try to improve, because people go to the stadium to see a spectacle and not for this sort of thing,” he added.
Earlier on Sunday, Edinson Cavani scored what may have been his final goal in front of Napoli’s fans in a 2-1 win over relegated Siena.
Uruguayan international Cavani has been tipped to leave Napoli after a season in which his 28 league goals have secured a runner-up finish behind Juventus and guaranteed Walter Mazzarri’s side Champions League football next season.

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