Italian football has been rocked by another racism flashpoint after an AC Milan player
reacted to abuse from the stands by walking off the pitch.
In a carbon copy of Kevin-Prince Boateng's angry stance in a friendly game six months ago,
Milan midfielder Kevin Constant picked the ball up and volleyed it at his tormentors in a pre-
season tournament game against newly-promoted Serie A side Sassuolo.
Unlike the Boateng incident, when his team-mates followed him off and the game was
abandoned, Milan sent on a substitute, and the Trofeo TIM tie continued.
Though Sassuolo went on to win the tie, in a tournament that also involves Juventus, the
town in northern Italy is now bracing itself for sanctions from an Italian federation that is
coming under mounting pressure to deal with the persistent problem of racism among fans.
Boateng led a mass walk-off by Milan players in the 26th minute of a friendly at fourth division
side Pro Patria in January, following sustained racist chanting by the home crowd.
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