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Verona sanctioned over monkey chants at Muntari

 

Verona have been fined and ordered to close part of their stadium for their next home match after fans allegedly directed monkey chants at AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari on Sunday, an accusation the club has denied.

Serie A's disciplinary tribunal said that around 3,000 of the 5,000 fans in Verona's Curva Sud took part in the chanting, which was "clearly heard in other parts of the stadium", when the Ghanaian had possession of the ball in Milan's 3-1 win.

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