Romelu Lukaku cleared to face Juventus

the striker Romelu Lukaku from the Inter Milan was released to take the field against the Juventus in the second match valid for Italian Cup. The first game ended in a 1-1 draw, at the time Juventus were winning 1-0 when in the final minutes Lukaku in a penalty kick tied the game. When celebrating the goal, the player provoked the Juventus fans, where he caused a great confusion on the part of the opposing players, after the celebration the Belgian was expelled, as he already had a yellow card.

Lukaku claimed that Juventus fans made racist chants, there are even videos of those same fans offending the athlete, Inter Milan filed an appeal in sports justice to reverse the suspension, but last Friday (21) the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) denied the appeal. But this Saturday (22), the “Gazette dello sport” reported that the president of the organization Gabriele Gravina went back on the decision, according to the head of the entity: he says it is giving a strong signal in the fight against racism.

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Lukaku at the celebration in the first match against Juventus. GE reproduction

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The player said that he is very happy with the decision of the representative, and that there is a lot of sensitivity on his part. With that Lukaku returns to the field in the return game that will be held this Wednesday (26) at 4 pm, Brasilia time. Whoever wins qualifies for the grand final of the Italian Cup, the other semifinal is between Fiorentina and Cremonese, the first match Fiorentina won by 2-0. In the Italian championship, Inter Milan is in sixth place with 51 points, this Sunday will play away from home against Empoli at 7:30 am Brasília time. In addition to the Coppa Italia semi-final, Inter are also in the semi-finals of UEFA Champions League where he will face arch-rivals Milan on the 10th and 16th of May.

Featured Photo Lukaku celebrating a goal for Inter. Reproduction Brand