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Lazio fans face Mutu action Monday 5 November, 2007

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Lazio could be facing disciplinary action after Fiorentina’s Adrian Mutu was the victim of racist abuse at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

The Romanian hitman was brought on as a substitute and immediately made a poor tackle on Cristian Ledesma.

Sections of the Curva Nord responded with chants that labelled the ex-Chelsea man a “gypsy” and hit out at his nation.

Anti-Romanian feeling has been a problem in the capital since an Italian woman Giovanna Reggiani was recently killed by a Romanian man as she left a Rome train station.

There were also clashes when the Aquile faced in Romanian champions Dinamo Bucharest in a Champions League preliminary earlier in the season.

The capital club could now face the closure of the Curva Nord for their game against Parma on November 25.

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