Sulley Muntari’s one-match restriction for opposing after he was racially abused throughout a Serie A video game has actually been overturned by the Italian FA.
An Italian FA statement said the body spoke to referee Daniele Minelli and decided “due to the particular delicacy of the subject matter and the inherent personal rights of the man before the athlete” it had decided to grant the appeal.
The Italian Footballers’ Association lodged an allure on Muntari’s part on Friday after his one-match suspension was maintained by Italian football’s disciplinary payment, resulting in calls for all black players in Italy to go on strike in support of the previous Portsmouth midfielder.
Muntari’s resulting one-match suspension would certainly have meant him missing out on Pescara’s home game against Crotone on Sunday.
On Monday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Civil rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, applauded Muntari for his reaction during Cagliari’s 1-0 win.
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