A section of the Udinese support have claimed that there is no proof of the racist abuse that Mike Maignan says he received from some fans at the Dacia Arena on Saturday evening.
Maignan left the pitch in the first half of Milan’s 3-2 win over Udinese at the weekend after he heard repeated monkey noises being aimed at him by fans behind the goal.
A small group of fans have now claimed that there is a lack of proof that these chants actually happened and they feel the situation has been blown out of proportion.
A statement from the Udinese Amacord group on Sunday (via Football Italia) reads: “Fifty security cameras, microphones, officials, and the only one to have heard this mysterious racist abuse was Maignan?
“A FIFA President who is still under investigation for having made money with football and a CONI President who condemns a gesture that was proved by no police force or sports judge.
“Like sheep, they say something on TV or social media, and everyone believes it? Before defaming a fanbase and our people, at least show the proof.”
It is a statement that is unlikely to garner any sort of backing, considering the claims made about FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not currently under investigation and the mayor of Udinese – Alberto Felice De Toni – has publicly backed Maignan and the club are working to bring life bans to fans that committed the abuse.
