Monday, May 12th 2014
AC Milan coach Clarence
Seedorf praised his players for
continuing with their Serie A match
after a banana was thrown onto the
pitch during their 2-1 defeat at
Atalanta on Sunday.
"I can only compliment my players
who continued to play and got on
with their jobs. Hopefully, they will
find the culprit and do what has to
be done," the Dutchman told
reporters.
The banana landed near Milan's
Guinean defender Kevin Constant
who picked it up, showed it to the
referee and handed it to team mate
Nigel de Jong, who threw it off the
field.
Milan players sarcastically
applauded the section of the
Atalanta fans where the banana was
thrown from.
"The incident doesn’t deserve any
comments, it ruined a great
afternoon,” said Atalanta coach
Stefano Colantuono.
Italy's disciplinary tribunal, which
meets on the day following every
round of matches, will announce any sanctions on Monday.
Last season, AC Milan walked off the
pitch during a friendly match away
to a lower league side in protest at
racist chanting by the home fans.
Villarreal were fined 12,000 euros
(9,800 pounds) by the Spanish
football federation on Wednesday
after a fan threw a banana at
Barcelona's Dani Alves during last
month's La Liga match at El
Madrigal. The supporter was banned
for life by the club.
AC Milan coach Clarence
Seedorf praised his players for
continuing with their Serie A match
after a banana was thrown onto the
pitch during their 2-1 defeat at
Atalanta on Sunday.
"I can only compliment my players
who continued to play and got on
with their jobs. Hopefully, they will
find the culprit and do what has to
be done," the Dutchman told
reporters.
The banana landed near Milan's
Guinean defender Kevin Constant
who picked it up, showed it to the
referee and handed it to team mate
Nigel de Jong, who threw it off the
field.
Milan players sarcastically
applauded the section of the
Atalanta fans where the banana was
thrown from.
"The incident doesn’t deserve any
comments, it ruined a great
afternoon,” said Atalanta coach
Stefano Colantuono.
Italy's disciplinary tribunal, which
meets on the day following every
round of matches, will announce any sanctions on Monday.
Last season, AC Milan walked off the
pitch during a friendly match away
to a lower league side in protest at
racist chanting by the home fans.
Villarreal were fined 12,000 euros
(9,800 pounds) by the Spanish
football federation on Wednesday
after a fan threw a banana at
Barcelona's Dani Alves during last
month's La Liga match at El
Madrigal. The supporter was banned
for life by the club.
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