Six years ago Kevin Prince Boateng left the pitch during the friendly between Milan and Pro Patria because of racist chants, a strong signal that opened a conversation about the topic. The Sassuolo midfielder discussed the recent incident involving Kalidou Koulibaly in a recent interview with L’Equipe:”There have never been so many chants in one match, this is why many people were alarmed, they talk about it and write about it. But I fear all this will be forgotten already by next week. There will be New Year’s Eve, people will celebrate and people will think about other things”
San Siro will be closed for two matches with the Inter curva receiving an additional one match ban:”It’s not enough- Boateng said- it’s a signal but not strong enough. This isn’t the first time this happens, the punishments need to be harsher. I’m sorry for Inter players who will be without the fans, but we need to send a strong signal”
