Napoli fans in show of support for Kalidou Koulibaly after racist chants

Published 07/02/2016 at 15:35 GMT

Napoli supporters have shown their support for defender Kalidou Koulibaly after he was racially abused by Lazio fans in midweek.

Napoli's supporters hold a picture of Napoli's player Kalidou Koulibaly before the match

Image credit: Reuters

During the Serie A match on Sunday against Carpi the home fans held up pictures of the 24-year-old Senegal international and wore masks with his face on them, while others tried to show their support by painting their faces.

Fans group Quelli del Sangue Azzurro were behind the mask appeal. A statement from the organisation read: "Everyone in Naples is offended by what happened to our young star. Because of this, we want to show our full support to Koulibaly."

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It came after Wednesday’s game against Lazio – which Napoli won 2-0 – was stopped for three minutes in the second half after racist chants were aimed at Koulibaly. Lazio were later fined £38,250 and will have to shut sections of the Stadio Olimpico for their next two home league games.

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