Lazio and Atletico Madrid fined by Uefa after fans’ racist behaviour
Lazio and Atletico Madrid have been fined by Uefa after their supporters were found guilty of racist behaviour.
The Serie A side have been fined £36,660 (45,000 euros) following incidents during their 4-1 Europa League win over Nice in Rome on 3 October.
Lazio will also have to close two sections of the Stadio Olimpico for their next Europa League fixture against Porto on 7 November.
European football’s governing body issued the club with an additional partial closure of the stadium for an extra game, which is suspended for a probationary period of one year.
Spanish club Atletico Madrid have been fined £25,113 (30,000 euros) after “racist and discriminatory” behaviour by some of their fans during last week’s 4-0 defeat by Benfica in Lisbon.
Diego Simeone’s side have been banned from selling tickets to supporters for away fixtures, suspended for a 12-month period.
Lazio were forced to close part of their stadium in 2023 after fans racially abused two Lecce players during a Serie A match.
The club condemned the chants as “despicable and shameful” at the time but insisted “Lazio fans are not racist”.
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