US EditionJuventus match halted as Fiorentina fans hurl racist chants at Vlahovic
- Juventus' match against Fiorentina was briefly stopped due to racist chanting from home fans directed at Dusan Vlahovic.
- An announcement was made in the 11th minute asking fans to stop the chants targeting Vlahovic, who is Serbian.
- Fiorentina captain Gianluca Mancini was asked by the referee to intervene and stop the fans' chanting.
- This marks the third consecutive year of racist chanting towards Vlahovic since his departure from Fiorentina in January 2022.
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While Napoli took the lead in Italy's Serie A on Saturday with a 3-1 home success over Atalanta Bergamo, Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus Turin was again insulted and discriminated against by Fiorentina fans on his return to Florence. Referee Daniele Doveri stopped the game for about a minute due to the racist chants, which ended 1:1. Fiorentina captain Luca Ranieri turned to the fans during the interruption. Vlahovic himself reacted…
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — The Juventus-Fiorentina match was briefly halted Saturday after prolonged racist and discriminatory chants from home fans erupted. An announcement had already been made in the 11th minute asking fans to stop directing chants at former Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, who is Serbian. The insults became even more vociferous when Juventus was initially awarded a penalty in the 14th minute after Pablo Mari appeared to bring …
Fiorentina fans racially insulted Juventus striker and Serbian national team member Dušan Vlahović in the 19th minute of the Fiorentina - Juventus match, which is played within the 12th round of Serie A.
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