Serie A 2024-25: Juventus vs Fiorentina match briefly suspended after discriminatory chants aimed at Vlahovic

Serie A 2024-25: Juventus vs Fiorentina match briefly suspended after discriminatory chants aimed at Vlahovic

Discriminatory chants aimed at Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic by visiting Fiorentina fans prompted a two-minute suspension during the first half of a Serie A match on Sunday.

Vlahovic, a Serbia international who played for Fiorentina before transferring to Juventus three years ago, appeared to tell the referee about the chants.

The referee then stopped play, gathered the teams and ordered a warning announcement to be made over the stadium’s public address system.

The announcement said that the match would be suspended definitively if there were more discriminatory chants. “Fans are invited to immediately stop chanting racial discrimination. Please note that the repetition of such chants may result in the suspension of the match,” it said.

Play then resumed.