Juventus punishment for racial abuse aimed at Romelu Lukaku revealed

The tribuna sud section of the Allianz Stadium will be closed for their match against Serie A leaders Napoli on April 23, a judge ruled.

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On-loan Chelsea striker Lukaku was subjected to racist chanting throughout the Coppa Italia semi-final first-leg and responded late on.

Juan Cuadrado had given the home side an early lead, but Lukaku erased their advantage with a stoppage time penalty, and then stood in front of the Juve fans and shushed them.

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A fight broke out between both sets of players, which saw Lukaku pick up a second yellow card, while Cuadrado and Samir Handanovic were given straight reds.

Following the game, Lukaku posted on social media: "History repeats. Been through it in 2019.. and 2023 again..

"I hope the league really take actions for real this time because this beautiful game should be enjoyed by everyone…

"Thank you for the supportive messages. F*** racism."

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Ruling against the Juventus fans, a statement from Serie A read: "The supporters of Juventus occupying the first tier of the sector known as the tribuna sud, during the 35th and 49th minutes of the second half shouted vulgar and insulting choruses and shouts of racial discrimination against the player of Internazionale Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli.

"Having considered that, due to the seriousness, dimension and real perception of the incident as well as the repetitiveness of the same aforementioned behaviours, the sports judge resolves to sanction Juventus with the obligation to play a match in the sector called 'tribuna sud', first tier, with no spectators."

Italian news agency ANSA also report that two Juventus fans have been banned from the stadium after footage of the incident went viral.