{"id":5543,"date":"2024-10-12T11:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T11:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/lazio-and-atletico-madrid-fined-by-uefa-after-fans-racist-behaviour\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T11:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T11:06:49","slug":"lazio-and-atletico-madrid-fined-by-uefa-after-fans-racist-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/lazio-and-atletico-madrid-fined-by-uefa-after-fans-racist-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazio and Atletico Madrid fined by Uefa after fans’ racist behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lazio and Atletico Madrid have been fined by Uefa after their supporters were found guilty of racist behaviour. <\/b><\/p>\n

The Serie A side have been fined \u00a336,660 (45,000 euros) following incidents during their 4-1 Europa League win over Nice in Rome on 3 October.<\/p>\n

Lazio will also have to close two sections of the Stadio Olimpico for their next Europa League fixture against Porto on 7 November. <\/p>\n

European football’s governing body issued the club with an additional partial closure of the stadium for an extra game, which is suspended for a probationary period of one year.<\/p>\n

Spanish club Atletico Madrid have been fined \u00a325,113 (30,000 euros) after “racist and discriminatory” behaviour by some of their fans during last week’s 4-0 defeat by Benfica in Lisbon.<\/p>\n

Diego Simeone’s side have been banned from selling tickets to supporters for away fixtures, suspended for a 12-month period. <\/p>\n

Lazio were forced to close part of their stadium in 2023 after fans racially abused two Lecce players during a Serie A match<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The club condemned the chants as “despicable and shameful” at the time but insisted “Lazio fans are not racist”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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