Juventus have been fined once again for racist chanting by their fans during Saturday’s 2-1 victory against Udinese in Serie A.

Colombian wing-back Pablo Armero and Cape Verde-born Switzerland midfielder Gelson Fernandes were the victims of racist chanting during both the first and second half.

Juve have been hit with a 10,000-euro fine, the same amount they were docked in October after racist chanting during their win at Inter.

The Old Lady of Turin’s fans have a sorry record when it comes to racist chants as they regularly abused Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli – an Italian of Ghanaian origin – during his Inter days.

In 2008/09 Juve had to play a match behind closed doors after their fans racially abused Balotelli following a controversial incident during the team’s clash with Inter.

That seemed to anger and galvanise certain sections of the Juve support who proceeded to regularly target Balotelli, even when not playing against his team.

The next season the club was punished four times, including a partial stand closure once, for fans anti-Balotelli chants.

That season they were hit with 25,000-euro and 20,000-euro fines as well as the closure of the stand holding their ‘Ultra’ fans for one match, whereas this season the sanctions have been tame in comparison.

It’s not just Juve involved in racist chanting, though as Cagliari and Brescia have also been fined for the same offence over the last couple of years.

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