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Roma Issue Apology After Fans Racially Abuse Sampdoria's Ronaldo Vieira

AS Roma have apologised to midfielderRonaldo Vieira after some Giallorossi supporters racially abused the Sampdoria player at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday.

England under-21 international Vieira, 21, played the full 90 minutes in a 0-0 stalemate but was subject to monkey noises and racist chants from the away section.

Roma issued an apology via their official Twitter account shortly after the result:

AS Roma English

AS Roma would like to apologise to Ronaldo Vieira for the racist boos he was subjected to. Roma does not tolerate racism of any kind and the club will support the authorities in identifying and subsequently banning any individuals found guilty of racially abusing the midfielder.