AC Milan‘s Mike Maignan walks off following racist abuse in a Serie A game against Udinese.
The French goalkeeper was hit with abusive chants at the Stadio Friuli, which saw the match paused for five minutes in the first half
Saturday’s Serie A match between Udinese and AC Milan was halted after French goalkeeper Mike Maignan was exposed to racist insults.
With Milan leading 1-0 through Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the first half, Maignan motioned for his teammates to stop playing as he walked to the referee and off the pitch.
Even though several of his teammates tried to console him, Maignan removed his gloves and walked down the players’ tunnel.
AC Milan’s Mike Maignan walks off following racist abuse in a Serie A game against Udinese.
The former Lille goalkeeper had told the referee about monkey chants earlier in the match and those responsible were wanted to stop the abuse in an announcement over the loudspeaker.
After a delay of around five minutes, play resumed and AC Milan went on to win the match 3-2 following late goals from Luka Jovic and Noah Okafor.
“There is absolutely no place in our game for racism: we are appalled. We are with you, Mike,” Milan said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Lega Serie A condemns any form of racism,” the official Serie A account said on the same platform.
As punishment, Udinese will now reportedly face a partial stadium ban for their next home match.
