AC Milan's clash with Udinese was suspended after racist abuse was allegedly targeted at Mike Maignan.
The match was paused after 33 minutes and Maignan left the pitch alongside his team-mates at the Udinese stadium due to the racist abuse and chants from home supporters.
The French goalkeeper is the first player to ask for the match to be suspended due to racist abuse.
He asked said the referee Maresca, as reported by the Dazn cameras: 'Did you hear that too?'.
After leaving the pitch for about ten minutes, Maignan player and his team-mates returned to the pitch angry along with the entire team that had supported him.
Many Udinese players hugged and kissed the goalkeeper who consciously chose to send a signal asking the referee to suspend the match.
His return to the pitch was marked by whistles from the Curva in a surreal atmosphere.
After being reassured by the referee Maresca, Maignan returned between the posts but also, after announcement from the stadium speakers, the chants continued and the French goalkeeper together with other teammates left the field again.
The match started again despite Maignan's gesture against yet another episode of racism in Italy.
It's just the latest racism storm hit by Italian football after Romelu Lukaku suffered similar abuse last April while playing for Inter Milan against Juventus.
117 Juventus subsequently received a stadium ban after being identified.
Just before Saturday's incident at Udinese, Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave Milan the lead before Lazar Samardzic got the hosts on level term three minutes before the break.
Wiabeloptz
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I'm a black man and nothing anyone says about the color of my skin can affect me
NoGod
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Racism is sponsored by the white supremacy no white care about the black people it’s time we Africans should unite to fight against the oppressor ..we always want to be with the white but they don’t want us .. we adore their culture like the Christianity and Islam that was used to enslaved we Africans and ruined our identity
Pemnpsty
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I suggest any team that does tht should be penalized by deducting points let the team and it's fans feel it that's when they will learn to control thr fans and install decipline
ishti
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Udinese shouldn't be allowed to play in front of their fans or have travelling fans during their away games for Ten matches. Increase the number of it happens again. This way, the racist chants will get lower and lower.
BavarianFab
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You can’t abuse animals without being punished, but you can freely abuse fellow man and chant publicly and do it over and over again. Double standard! #SaynOtoRaCiSm
Discimyz
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Racism is sponsored by the white supremacy no white care about the black people it’s time we Africans should unite to fight against the oppressor ..we always want to be with the white but they don’t want us .. we adore their culture like the Christianity and Islam that was used to enslaved we Africans and ruined our identity
Racism isn’t sponsored by anyone—it’s a state of mind from things people learn around them. In Africa, there are many of people that are racist towards white people, and Asians. As humans, there are some amongst us that are this way, wether they’re white, black, blue, candy stripes, it doesn’t matter. Let’s learn to stop pointing fingers, and just learn to live above it. As long as sin exists on earth, Ravi’s and other issues of life will never cease. May God help us!