Leonardo Bonucci’s initial comments in the aftermath of Moise Kean being verbally abused have been condemned by Lilian Thuram.
Thuram also condemned the lack of action from football’s governing bodies, suggesting if they did not take a firmer stand players will continue to be targeted.
“Did the referee stop the match? Has anything been done? We are in full hypocrisy,” he added. “This has been going on for years. Everyone says we’ll stop the game next time and it does not happen.
But Thuram is keen to stress racism is not just a problem Serie A needs to tackle.
“You must not fool yourself,” he said. “This is more visible in the Italian stadiums, but the underlying problem of racism is not limited to stadiums or Italy alone.