By Nathan Salt For Mailonline
Published: 22:28 BST, 24 April 2019 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 24 April 2019
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Tiemoue Bakayoko was subjected to racist abuse during AC Milan's Coppa Italia semi-final defeat to Lazio on Wednesday night.
The travelling Lazio fans could be heard singing 'This banana is for Bakayoko' after the warm-up inside Milan's San Siro stadium.
Bakayoko and team-mate Franck Kessie were whistled vociferously on every touch during the cup semi-final and both have been targeted by Lazio fans since theu were criticised for gloating with Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi's jersey at the end of the recent league game.
AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko was subjected to racist abuse from Lazio supporters
Reports in Italy revealed the game was at risk of being suspended with racist chants ongoing
Bakayoko had exchanged shirts with Acerbi following Milan's 1-0 win but tensions boiled over when he and Kessie waved it in front of Milan fans in the Curva Sud, leading to a confrontation between the two sides.
The mood turned ugly before the game even began on Wednesday as a group of passionate Lazio ultras unveiled a banner that read 'Honour to Benito Mussolini'.
That was soon followed up with fascist salutes performed near the Piazzale Loreto, the Milan square where the dictator was killed at the end of the Second World War in 1945.
