AS Roma and its fans could face severe penalties after alleged racist chants were hurled in the direction of Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger.
It appears via broadcast footage from Chelsea’s 3-3 UEFA Champions League draw with Roma at Stamford Bridge this week that after shepherding a ball out of play, Rudiger was subjected to monkey noises and other racist abuse from the away end where the AS Roma fans were congregated.
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Uefa have opened disciplinary proceedings against Roma over racist monkey chants directed towards Rudiger. #CFC pic.twitter.com/B4lS3D0XrP
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) October 20, 2017
Unacceptable racism from Roma’s away support toward Rüdiger. Full stadium ban needed. @UEFA @ChampionsLeague. https://t.co/bhFXmgz06y
— RG (@registability) October 18, 2017
In the past, UEFA has ordered either partial or full closures of stadiums and announced fines to the clubs, though it doesn’t seem to have stamped out the problem of racist chanting in Europe.
Hopefully, UEFA will investigate this fully and ban the individuals who allegedly committed the chants.
Rudiger signed for Chelsea this past summer for a reported $44.8 million.