Former Italy coach Giorgio Sacchi says his comments on black players were racist . Sacchi was quoted as saying there were ` ` too many black players '' in the club 's youth ranks . The - old led Italy to the 1994 World Cup final and won two UEFA Champions League titles with Milan . Sacchi , who won back-to-back European Cup titles with AC Milan and led Italy to the World Cup final in 1994 , has come under fire after speaking at an awards ceremony in Tuscany . Sacchi : ` ` I just said that we do n't have the Italian pride , we are losing our identity . ''
Former Italy coach Giorgio Sacchi says his comments on black players were racist . Sacchi was quoted as saying there were ` ` too many black players '' in the club 's youth ranks . The - old led Italy to the 1994 World Cup final and won two UEFA Champions League titles with Milan . Sacchi : ` ` I just said that we do n't have the Italian pride , we are losing our identity . ''