The Italian soccer club's Leonardo Bonucci subsequently clarified that the 'abuses' inflicted on teammate Moise Kean by Cagliari fans 'are not acceptable at all.'
Juventus's Moise Kean, center, faces Cagliari fans after scoring. By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow April 4 at 1:22 AM After taking criticism for saying that a black teammate shared the blame for being subjected to racist taunts by opposing fans, Juventus’s Leonardo Bonucci issued a clarification Wednesday, claiming that the “abuses are not acceptable at all.
— ESPN FC April 2, 2019 The manager of Juventus, Massimiliano Allegri, also appeared to place some of the blame on Kean, who was born in Italy to parents from the Ivory Coast. “He shouldn’t have celebrated in that manner,” said Allegri. “He is a young man and he has to learn, but certain things from the crowd also shouldn’t be heard.”
After Kean scored, Cagliari captain Luca Ceppitelli reportedly pleaded with his team’s fans to stop the taunts. Juventus’s Blaise Matuidi, who said last year that he was subjected to racial abuse at the same stadium, complained to the referee and threatened to walk off the pitch. — Enryy 👨🎤 April 3, 2019 A striker who in 2016 was the first player born since the turn of the millennium to appear in a match in one of Europe’s top five leagues, Kean became last month the second-youngest player to score a goal for Italy. With Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo out with a thigh injury for the club’s past two matches, Kean stepped up with goals against Serie A foes Empoli and Cagliari.
Previously, Sterling had shared a photo of himself cupping his ears in the direction of Montenegro fans after scoring a goal, adding the caption, “Best way to silence the haters .” After the match, a 5-1 England win, he said , “It’s 2019, I keep saying it, and it’s a shame to see this keeps going on.”
After Kean posted a photo Tuesday of his reaction to the Cagliari fans with the caption, “The best way to respond to racism,” Italian national team member Mario Balotelli replied with the comment, “And tell Bonucci that his luck is that I wasn’t there. Instead of defending you he does this? I’m shocked I swear. I love you brother!”
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