The Italian soccer federation made the decision Friday following an appeal of the penalty issued by the Serie A judge — meaning that
Under the original sanction,
The ban had stemmed from incidents during the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals last week, when Lukaku, who is Black, was subjected to discriminatory chants.
Lukaku was sanctioned with a second yellow card for provoking
Lukaku’s gesture enraged the opposing team and the game ended in a scuffle between the two squads, with
Cuadrado was banned for three matches while Handanovic was banned for one game. Each player was fined
The federation decided to suspend the partial stadium ban after taking into consideration how
Lukaku has been subjected to racist chants on numerous occasions during his two stints at Inter.
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