It was a week ago. Last weekend, during the meeting between Udinese and AC Milan, Mike Maignan was the victim of racist cries from Udinese supporters.
The Milan goalkeeper had decided to leave the pitch. The match was interrupted before resuming a few minutes later.
This Saturday, as part of the 22nd day of Serie A, at San Siro and against Bologna, AC Milan paid a beautiful tribute to its goalkeeper and to all the victims of discrimination during the match in the 16th minute of play like his jersey number. Both teams stopped playing during this minute.
An iconic quote from Martin Luther King was displayed on the stadium screens. “ Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that,” can we read on the screens.
The five spectators who made racist cries last week at Udinese have since been banned for life from the Udinese stadium, while the Friuli club received a match behind closed doors , a sanction which he appealed.
