Italian club Lazio's Curva Nord (North Curve) stand will be
closed for two games after racist chanting by fans against rivals Sassuolo, the
Lega Serie A said on Tuesday.
The
chanting aimed at Sassuolo's Claud Adjapong and Alfred Duncan led to warnings
being issued over the loud speakers during Sunday's tie which the Roman side
won 6-1.
In
its disciplinary report the Lega Serie A found "around 2 000 of the
5 449 occupants" of the section were guilty of "chants
expressive of racial discrimination" in the 31st and 77th minutes of the
match.
As
a suspended sentence had already been applied for the same reason after the
Rome derby on April 30 this year the Curva Nord will now be closed for two home
games.
In
addition to the match against Cagliari on October 22 the Lazio fan section will
also be closed against Udinese on November 5.
Atalanta,
meanwhile, have been fined €10 000 after bottles were thrown at Juventus
players at the weekend.