Acerbi Leaves Italy Camp Amid Racism Allegations

The defender could face a ban after being accused of racially abusing Napoli's Juan Jesus during a match.

Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi left Italy's national team training camp amid allegations of racially abusing Napoli's Juan Jesus during a Serie A match.
Acerbi, accused of using a racist slur against Jesus, has not been disciplined by the referee, but could face a minimum 10-match ban if found guilty by the Italian soccer federation.
The incident occurred during a match that ended in a 1-1 draw, with Jesus scoring a late equalizer against his former team.
Acerbi has been replaced by Roma defender Gianluca Mancini for Italy's upcoming friendly matches in the United States.
Both players seemingly reconciled after the match, with Jesus stating, 'Acerbi apologized, we moved on and when the referee blows his whistle everything ends there.'