TIL Desk Sports/ Romelu Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants during his club Inter Milan”s Series A match against Cagliari on Sunday, but the members of an Inter fan group claimed that the Cagliari supporters were showing the Belgian forward a form of “respect”.
Lukaku, who moved from Manchester United to Inter Milan this season, netted the winner from the spot in a 2-1 victory, but the game was marred by monkey chants.
A statement from Inter fan group Curva Nord said “Italian fans are not racist” and that the abuse was gamesmanship. It added: “We are sorry you thought what happened in Cagliari was racist.”
The open letter to the Belgian forward, published on the fan group”s Facebook page, also said: “You have to understand that Italy is not like many other north European countries where racism is a real problem.
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