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Mike Maignan walks off the pitch after racist abuse from Udinese followers

  • AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was allegedly focused with racist abuse
  • He walked off the pitch and was adopted by team-mates earlier than returning 
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AC Milan‘s conflict with Udinese was suspended after racist abuse was allegedly focused at Mike Maignan. 

The match was paused after 33 minutes and Maignan left the pitch alongside his team-mates on the Udinese stadium as a result of racist abuse and chants from house supporters. 

The French goalkeeper is the primary participant to ask for the match to be suspended resulting from racist abuse. 

He requested stated the referee Maresca, as reported by the Dazn cameras: ‘Did you hear that too?’.

After leaving the pitch for about ten minutes, Maignan participant and his team-mates returned to the pitch indignant together with the complete group that had supported him.

AC Milan's clash with Udinese was suspended after Mike Maignan was allegedly targeted

AC Milan’s conflict with Udinese was suspended after Mike Maignan was allegedly focused

The French goalkeeper was visibly upset as he walked off the pitch alongside his team-mates

The French goalkeeper was visibly upset as he walked off the pitch alongside his team-mates

Many Udinese gamers hugged and kissed the goalkeeper who consciously selected to ship a sign asking the referee to droop the match. 

His return to the pitch was marked by whistles from the Curva in a surreal environment.

After being reassured by the referee Maresca, Maignan returned between the posts but additionally, after announcement from the stadium audio system, the chants continued and the French goalkeeper along with different teammates left the sector once more.

The match began once more regardless of Maignan’s gesture towards one more episode of racism in Italy.

It’s simply the newest racism storm hit by Italian soccer after Romelu Lukaku suffered related abuse final April whereas enjoying for Inter Milan towards Juventus. 

117 Juventus subsequently obtained a stadium ban after being recognized. 

Just earlier than Saturday’s incident at Udinese, Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave Milan the lead earlier than Lazar Samardzic acquired the hosts on degree time period three minutes earlier than the break.