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'Italian fans have always got away with it' – Ince calls for racism crackdown

The former Manchester United midfielder is 'not surprised' by the abuse Romelu Lukaku has received at the start of his Inter career

Paul Ince has insisted that football's governing bodies do not do enough to stop racism, particularly in Italy, after Inter's Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racist abuse by opposition supporters on Sunday.

Cagliari fans appeared to direct monkey chants towards the Belgian striker during Inter's 2-1 victory at Sardegna Arena over the weekend, before and after he dispatched the winning goal from the penalty spot.

After the match, Lukaku expressed his belief that the game is "heading backwards" with regards to racism and called upon authorities and social media companies to do more to tackle a growing issue.