The Italian soccer federation's (FIGC)
sporting prosecutor has opened an investigation into AS Roma and
Italy defender Gianluca Mancini after he celebrating Saturday's
1-0 win over city rivals Lazio by waving a huge flag of Lazio's
white and sky blue colours with a black rat on.
Mancini apologized afterwards, saying he had not meant to offend
anyone.
If found guilty of breaching the federation's rules on proper
conduct, he is likely to face a fine.
The sporting prosecutor is also looking into allegedly racist
chants Lazio fans directed at Roma's Romelu Lukaku and Tammy
Abraham
Former Lazio captain Stefan Radu is at the centre of a row too,
after attending the match in the stands wearing a sweater with
the SS in SS Lazio written in the style of the logo of the Nazi
paramilitary outfit.
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