Lazio winger Loum Tchaouna was substituted and then suffered racial abuse from fans during his team’s Europa League victory against Twente on Thursday.
Tchaouna, 21, was obviously incensed when he was taken off in the 89th minute of Lazio’s 2-0 win in the Netherlands.
The France Under-21 international appeared to make monkey noises as he explained to referee Nikola Dabanovic and the Lazio bench what had upset him.
Lazio coach Marco Baroni said he was preparing to replace Spanish forward Pedro, but decided to take off Tchaouna as he was obviously disappointed by the incident.
“The howling at Tchaouna? Unfortunately, I confirm that the player perceived it,” Baroni informed Sky Game Italia.
“It’s a topic I don’t want to dwell on now, we tried to calm him down and then I replaced him because he was no longer in an emotional state to continue. But I think the fourth official saw what happened.”
BBC Game has contacted UEFA for comment.
UEFA has already sanctioned several clubs for racist behavior by their fans at the EU festival this season.
Serie A club Lazio were fined £36,660 (45,000 euros) following incidents during their 4-1 Europa League win over Great in Rome on October 3, and will also have to watch the same two categories at the Stadio Olimpico for their next Europa League. house accessory.
