Italian international Rolando Mandragora has been banned for one Serie A game after making “blasphemous remarks” during his team Udinese’s 1-0 win over Sampdoria at the weekend.
The 21-year-old midfielder was caught on television shouting an insult to the Virgin Mary, while also referring to GHod as a dog.
The 21-year-old’s “blasphemous expressions” went unnoticed by officials during the match, leading to a review by the Lega Serie A.
The Italian FA said Mandragora was “clearly seen … to make blasphemous remarks, visibly identifiable from reading his lips without any margin for reasonable doubt.”
They acknowledged the Italian international was “cursing without addressing any of those present”.