Verona club president Sezzi said in a statement that he apologized to Balotelli "in case someone might have said something to him." Mario Balotelli was subjected to racist abuse in a game at Verona on Sunday. JUST WATCHED Tammy Abraham: My mum 'was in tears' from racist abuse Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Tammy Abraham: My mum 'was in tears' from racist abuse 04:52In another recent incident, Inter's black striker Romelu Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants as he took a penalty at Cagliari in September. The club escaped punishment for the racist abuse for essentially, a lack of evidence. The Italian football federation didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the weekend's events.

Source: CNN November 04, 2019 10:41 UTC