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Milan mayor Sala backs Inter's stadium ban in wake of alleged racist abuse of Koulibaly

The club will have to play their next two home Serie A games behind closed doors after the defender was subjected to alleged racist abuse

Milan's mayor Giuseppe Sala has backed Lega Serie A's decision to force Inter to play two league games behind closed doors following the alleged racist abuse of Kalidou Koulibaly.

Napoli defender Koulibaly was allegedly the subject of racist chants during the Boxing Day clash at San Siro, where he was sent off late in the 1-0 defeat to Inter.

Inter eventually clinched victory in stoppage time, but the post-match reaction was dominated by head coach Carlo Ancelotti's revelations that Napoli had asked for play to be suspended on three occasions, citing the abuse of Koulibaly as the reason.