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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>FIFA President Gianni Infantino called on fans to \u201cshut up all the racists\u201d after Lecce defender Samuel Umtiti and team-mate Lameck Banda were subjected to racial abuse during their home game against Lazio on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported the match was paused for several minutes while an announcement was made in the stadium calling for the chants to be stopped.<\/p>\n

Home fans chanted Umtiti\u2019s name to drown out the abuse and Lecce president Saverio Sticchi Damiani said the French World Cup winner, who is on loan from Barcelona, had asked for the game to resume.<\/p>\n

Lecce came from behind to win the Serie A game 2-1, with Frenchman Umtiti leaving the pitch in tears. \u201cRacist insults were drowned out by choruses of encouragement towards our champion,\u201d Lecce said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Umtiti posted a message on Instagram saying: \u201cOnly football, fun, joy. The rest doesn\u2019t count.\u201d Infantino showed his support for Umtiti and Zambian Banda in a social media post.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolidarity with Samuel Umtiti and Lameck Banda \u2013 let\u2019s shout it loud and clear: No to racism,\u201d he wrote as a caption to photos of Umtiti and Banda. \u201cMay the huge majority of fans, who are good people, stand up to shut up all the racists once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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