Milan going quiet on social media in support of Mike Maignan

AC Milan are going quiet on social media in response to racial chants towards their goalkeeper Mike Maignan. In a message issued on X, formerly known as Twitter, AC Milan said "Following the unacceptable events during the match against Udinese, AC Milan has decided to not post any social media content today, 21 January 2024, in support of Mike Maignan and the fight against racism."

A stoppage-time goal by the striker Noah Okafor secured Milan a 3-2 win at lowly Udinese in Serie A on Saturday after the game was briefly suspended in the first half due to racist chants towards the Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

Milan are third in the standings on 45 points from 21 games, six behind the leaders Internazionale and four adrift of second-placed Juventus, both of whom have a game in hand.

The midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave Milan the lead with a low first-time shot inside the post shortly before the match was interrupted in the 33rd minute.

Maignan alerted the referee before leaving the pitch due to repeated racist chants from the local fans, as reported by Italian media, and was followed by his teammates to the tunnel.

“These things have nothing to do with football and they hurt, there is no such thing as black or white. We are all the same,” Okafor told DAZN.

The club and the league took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to express their disappointment. “There is absolutely no place in our game for racism: we are appalled,” Milan said. “Lega Serie A condemns any form of racism,” added the Italian league.

The game was restarted after less than 10 minutes and midfielder Lazar Samardzic levelled for the hosts before the break before Florian Thauvin put Udinese in front in the 62nd minute.

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