Inter's striker replied on Instagram to the racist insults during Cagliari-Inter, suffered at the time of kicking the penalty of the final 2-1.
Matuidi, Kean and now Lukaku. It happened again: a player discriminated for the color of hcolourin. We are at the 72nd minute of Cagliari-Inter, the second day of the Serie A championship. Score tied, result blocked on 1-1. The referee Maresca gives a penalty in favour of the Nerazzurri. Lukaku shows up on the disk, facing the Cagliari fans' curve. The Belgian player prepares for the beat, but before kicking, the racist insults come from the stands. Howls that do not distract the number 9 of Inter, which remains concentrated, placing the ball at the corner for the final 2-1. After the goal a glance towards the Cagliari corner.
The day after the match, Lukaku replied on Instagram, summoning all the players: "Many players in the last month have suffered racist insults. It happened to me yesterday too. Football is a game loved by all and we should not accept any form of discrimination that can put our sport to shame I hope that federations around the world react strongly to all cases of discrimination Social media must work better, just like societies, because every day we see racist comments under the posts of people of colour... It has been talked about for years, but nothing has been done yet. Ladies and gentlemen, it's 2019, instead of moving forward we're going backwards ". Then the appeal to colleagues: "As football players, we must be united and take a position on this issue so that football remains a clean and fun game for everyone".
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