AC Milan keeper Mike Maignan on
Sunday accused Udinese of being "accomplices" to racism after he
was subjected to monkey chants in his side's 3-2 win at the
Udine club on Saturday and said the authorities would be guilty
of the same charge if they do not take a stand over what
happened.
"The system has to take responsibility," the Frenchman said in a
social-media post
"It's easy for the people behind these acts to act in a group,
in the anonymity of the stands.
"The spectators who were in the stands and saw everything, heard
everything, but decided to keep quiet, you are accomplices;
Udinese, who just talked about interrupting the match as if
nothing was going on, you are accomplices; the authorities and
the prosecutors, with all that's happening, if they don't do
anything, they will be accomplices too."
In a statement, Udinese expressed support for Maignan and
condemned what had happened to him.
"Udinese Calcio deeply regrets and condemns every act of racism
and violence," the club said on Sunday.
"We reaffirm our aversion to any form of discrimination and
express our profound solidarity with the AC Milan player Mike
Maignan in light of Saturday's deplorable incident at our
stadium.
"Udinese will collaborate with all investigating authorities to
ensure immediate clarification of the incident, with the aim of
taking any necessary measures to punish those responsible".
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