Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed he asked the referee to suspend the match against Inter Milan on three separate occasions on Wednesday over the racist abuse aimed at Kalidou Koulibaly that marred the contest.
Inter won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Lautaro Martinez but much of the focus after the match was on the treatment of Koulibaly. The Senegal international was sent off for applauding, with the club suggesting he did so to the fans, not the referee:
footballitalia#Napoli suggesting Koulibaly applause was towards the #FCIM fans using racist abuse rather than the referee, but the defender himself didn't seem to argue that.