One of those affected by gross racist claims is Rome's Brazilian player Jean Jesus.

- I am sorry that another person who is a person I judge for my skin color, he tells SVT Sport.

- I think we are a single race, a human race, not a white, a dark, a yellow, a red, the important thing is that we are all human. And we have to respect each other.

Alessandra Bocci of the Italian sports magazine Gazzetta dello Sport believes that the problem of widespread racism in the arenas must be solved.

- I remember many years ago when Gullit suggested that matches should be canceled when such things were heard against black players. Then we remember Boateng, who left the pitch. Obviously, that is a problem must be solved. The Lega Association is working to do that. But it's a big device, she says.

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