The Nazionale has taken the decision to exclude Francesco Acerbi, alleged guilty of racist insult against Juan Jesus during the clash between Inter and Napoli on Sunday evening.
The Nerazzurri defender is accused by his Neapolitan counterpart of calling him a “negro” during the closing match of the 29e day of Serie A (1-1). Accusations that the person concerned completely refutes.
Faced with the controversy, however, Italian coach Luciano Spalletti decided to dismiss Francesco Acerbi, who was initially at the international gathering scheduled for Monday. That ” in order to guarantee the necessary serenity for the national team and the player himself, who will return to his club today », We can read in a press release from the FIGC, the Italian Football Federation.
Mancini called in for reinforcement
The FIGC, however, takes care not to overwhelm its player. “ From the account of the Nerazzurro defender, and while waiting for what happened to be reconstructed while respecting the autonomy of sporting justice, it emerged that there was no defamatory, denigrating or racist on his part. »
While waiting for light to be shed on this affair, Roma defender Gianluca Mancini was called in as reinforcement. The Azzurri have two friendly matches to play in the United States in the coming days: against Venezuela on Thursday, then against Ecuador on Sunday.
