The 27-year-old had already missed Napoli’s 3-2 win over December 29, and will miss this weekend’s game against Lazio. “The rejection of our appeal is a grave defeat for football,” Napoli said in a statement issued through spokesman Nicola Lombardo. Thousands of people (7,400 estimated by the Federal representative in the stadium) insulted Koulibaly because he is black. It continued: “Koulibaly, football, the institutions, everyone emerges from this situation feeling humiliated. UEFA and FIFA condemn what happened, saying the protocol was not respected and the game should have been stopped.”In their emotional statement, Napoli added that their player had been stripped of his dignity.

Source: The Express Tribune January 19, 2019 12:45 UTC