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MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will not face sanctions for allegedly racially abusing Napoli's Juan Jesus in a Serie A match because there wasn’t enough proof. The alleged incident on March 17 was revealed when Juan Jesus told the referee Acerbi directed a racial slur at him. Acerbi has repeatedly denied he used the offensive word. The Italian soccer federation prosecutor questioned the players and witnesses last week. He reported to the Italian league sporting judge, who als
Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will face no action after the investigation into an alleged racist remark he made towards Napoli’s Juan Jesus concluded there was insufficient evidence to take the matter further. Jesus, 32, alleged that Acerbi, 36, used a racial slur towards him and that he reported the incident to the referee, Federico La Penna. Acerbi denied using racist language towards Jesus. However, a statement from Serie A on Tuesday confirmed that despite reading the referee’s report, interviewing players, and re-watching the video showing the alleged offence, there...