Inter Ultras Decry ‘Fake Moralists,’ Defend Cagliari Fans’ Racist Chants Toward Romelu Lukaku
Racism in Italian football is rampant. Incidents in the last year have highlighted how little Serie A and the Italian FA are doing to curb racist chants toward black players. Now, Curva Nord, an Inter Milan ultras group, is defending the right of Cagliari fans to racially abuse Inter players.
This is the world in which we live.
Humanity should not expect progress to be expeditious or even linear. But when racist chants are commonplace in Italian soccer stadiums, the world takes notice.