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Roma are facing UEFA punishment after their fans were accused of making racist chants during their Champions League clash with Chelsea.

UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings after “monkey chants” were heard during the match at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

The case will be heard on November 16 with a fine the most likely outcome.

A UEFA statement read: "Disciplinary proceedings have been opened following the UEFA Champions League group stage match between Chelsea FC and AS Roma (3-3), played on 18 October in England.

"Charges against AS Roma: - Racist behaviour (monkey chants) - Art. 14 of the Disciplinary Regulations

"This case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body on 16 November."

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Online footage appears to highlight monkey chants being aimed at Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger. They have been reported to UEFA who could use the footage as evidence.

Rudiger, a German international defender, joined the Blues in the summer from the Italian side. He was used as a substitute in the game, replacing Davide Zappacosta with 15 minutes remaining.

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Upon leaving the Giallorossi, the £34million centre-half declared that racism remains rife in Italian football, having been racially abused by Lazio fans back in April.

The ex-Stuttgart defender told SportBild in May: "Racism is a serious issue here.

“Incidents like the ones with Benatia and me simply happen too often in this country and that is why something must happen now. When the Italian FA is not doing anything then FIFA must act.

"It is easy to come up with the ‘No to racism’ campaign but when you don’t do anything concrete then that does not help.”

The two sides meet again in Rome in two weeks time.