Diego Maradona says he suffered racist abuse when he played in Italy

Diego Maradona says he suffered racist abuse when he played in Italy

Diego Maradona has showed his support for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibalyand said he too suffered racial abuse when he played in Serie A.

Koulibaly was the victim of monkey chants from Inter Milan fans during his side’s 1-0 defeat to the Nerazzurri at the San Siro on Boxing Day.

As a result, Inter have been ordered to play two games behind closed doors while there has been widespread condemnation of the latest incident of racial discrimination in Italian football, but Maradona said it is nothing new and the concept of territorial discrimination existed when he was playing for Napoli.

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