Following a crucial win for Stefano Pioli's AC Milan against Walter Mazzarri's Cagliari in Serie A, and thanks to a great team effort and a well-executed volley by Ismael Bennacer, the club was able to add 3 points to their standings as they have now 66 points while Napoli is second with 63.
We can talk about many points regarding the game! The determination by the AC Milan players despite finishing the first half with a draw, the great defensive partnership of Tomori and Kalulu shining once again or the collective show of strength and tactical discipline of some players. However, what happened at the end of the game tonight deserves to be highlighted in red and then some.
Mike Maignan and Fikayo Tomori, in fact, both are understood to have received racist insults. In 2022, in Italy, some club "supporters" still insult the rivals with inexcusable racist words. The French goalkeeper did not get this treatment for the first time in Serie A. It is a sickening experience that clubs and especially the league must be paying more attention to this. Punishments must be harder to ensure that these issues do not happen anymore.
Stefano Pioli said to the media the following words about the final-time scuffle:
“Maignan told me that he received racist insults. No one deserves these kind of insults, I’m really sorry”
Racism has no place in football. In today's word, the beautiful game cannot be tainted with such gestures. The Serie A has so much untapped talent. However, the country, league, clubs must all work together for better and safer environments first.
