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ROME (Reuters) – The Italian authorities will impose stadium bans on 171 Juventus fans found to have chanted racist abuse at Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku during a Coppa Italia semi-final earlier this month, police said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Lukaku was subjected to abuse during the first leg at Juventus “before, during, and after the penalty” he scored to earn Inter a 1-1 draw, the player’s representatives said.<\/p>\n

The police did not specify the length of the bans that the fans would face for the offence. They were identified using video footage from the stadium.<\/p>\n

Inter fans also taunted their Juventus rivals during the game with chants referring to the 1985 Heysel stadium disaster, police added. <\/p>\n

The police findings will be passed on to the soccer authorities for possible further action.<\/p>\n

Lukaku will play in the return leg on Wednesday after his one-match ban was overturned by the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as a measure to fight racism.<\/p>\n

Lukaku was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for his goal celebration during which he held his finger up to his mouth to silence Juventus fans.<\/p>\n

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(Writing by Keith Weir; Editing by Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n

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