Fiorentina fans have hung up a banner outside the club’s Artemio Franchi stadium apologising for having racially abused Serbian coach Sinisa Mihajlovic.

Although Fiorentina won 1-0 against Genoa on Sunday and are only two points off a European place, Mihajlovic has come under fire this season. Despite the Genoa victory some fans chanted slogans against Mihajlovic calling for him to quit but also attacking his Serbian nationality.

But late Tuesday a banner was hung up which said: “As a coach we can oppose you but as a man we respect you, sorry!”