The Senegal centre-back recalled the unfortunate incident he endured during a league match in Florence earlier this month
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has stated he could not sleep for two days after he was hurt by racist abuse in a Serie A match against Fiorentina.
A fortnight ago, Koulibaly said he was the subject of racist abuse from a section of fans during the encounter that took place at the Stadio Artemio Franchi and he approached the fans immediately after the encounter.
Although Fiorentina apologised for the incident, Koulibaly has condemned the shameful act and he was backed by his Nigerian teammate Victor Osimhen.
Ahead of Thursday’s outing at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, he recounted the event that happened in Florence.
“These are episodes that hurt. After Florence, I didn’t sleep for two days,” Koulibaly told the club’s website.
“The battle against racism must involve the whole world, I personally have been carrying it out for some time. I would like to meet these people to talk and understand why these offences.”
Napoli are yet to register a win in the Europa League in this campaign and they face Group C leaders Legia Warsaw on Thursday.
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