Roma defender Antonio Rüdiger has asked Fifa to act on racism, after another season of several such despicable incidents in Serie A.
Rüdiger was racially abused by Lazio fans during an Italian Cup game in March. During the last season, Juventus defender Mehdi Benatia was even called a “shitty Moroccan” live on television. When Benatia was conducting a live interview with the Italian broadcaster RAI, he heard a technician saying in his earpiece: “What are you saying, shitty Moroccan?”
Talking about his plea to football’s governing body, Rüdiger said, “I take this very seriously because I cannot and must not ignore something like this.