Punishment looms after racist chants

ROME: Juventus could face stiff punishment after fans repeated the racist chants that led to a stadium ban last season in Sunday's 2-1 home defeat by Serie A strugglers Catania.

Media reported Juve fans chanted "there are no black Italians" during the Turin's side's third consecutive defeat in all competitions.

Juve were forced to play a game behind closed doors last season after supporters directed the same chant at Inter Milan forward Mario Balotelli, an Italian of Ghanaian decent.