The ending of the Lukaku case has changed again. Federcalcio’s president, Gabriele Gravina, wanted to send a message against the racism suffered by the Belgian during Juventus’ last match in the Italian Cup, and “in an exceptional and extraordinary way” activated “presidential pardon” With which he canceled the penalty that prevented him from being in the second leg semi-final. The federation stated that “combating any form of racism is an essential component of the sports system,” and for this reason it was decided to settle a case that has been controversial for weeks.
The other side witnessed his second yellow card after scoring a penalty 1-1 against A.J Gesture towards the background occupied by Juventus fans, which he had already used wearing his team’s jersey without controversy, and, moreover, after receiving several racial slurs. La Vecchia Signora managed to avoid closing his Curva with an appeal, while One expulsion from Inter against Lukaku’s penaltyAnd it is the decision that Al-Nerazuri commented on yesterday in a frank statement: “In this way, the victim becomes the only perpetrator.”
This is the first time Federcalcio’s boss has pardoned a player who has been penalized by a day, although the tackle would negate a second yellow and not the first: The Belgian will be warned in the second leg. With their warning they will lose the final final, but here’s a detail: the important thing, for FIFA, is to avoid punishing the intolerable victim of the intolerable racist chants.
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