Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has attempted to downplay the racist abuse directed at Napoli defender u200bKalidou Koulibaly.
Koulibaly was subject to monkey chants in Wednesday's match against Inter at San Siro, with Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti complaining that the game should have been stopped.
The incident has led to an outpouring of support for the Senegal international, who was sent off during the game.
But Salvini, who belongs to the right-wing Lega Nord party, is not among those who are offering support to Koulibaly, with the 45-year-old instead comparing the incident to other moments he called "healthy teasing".