According to an Italian publication, el grafico, Serie A’s disciplinary commission has found Hellas Verona guilty of allowing its fans to carry out racist chants against Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen and has hit them with a fine of about €12,000.
The league’s governing body launched an investigation into the racial abuse hurled at Nigerian international Victor Osimhen by some fans of Hellas Verona when Napoli travelled to the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Monday for their opening fixture of the 2022/23 Serie A season.
The thrilling encounter was however marred by racist chants aimed at Osimhen from some sections of the home fans who launched monkey chants at the Super Eagles striker, the latest episode of racist chanting at Verona, who have a long history of far-right sympathies among their hardcore support.
The 23-year-old Osimhen, who kept his cool throughout the game, however, became the victor with the last laugh after taunting the Verona fans on scoring his side’s second goal. The Nigerian also assisted Napoli’s fifth fwhich was converted by Matteo Politano.
Last season Verona were ordered to close a section of their stadium for one match after racist chants from a section of their supporters.