The Juan Jesus-Acerbi Incident: A Turning Point in Italian Football

The case of Juan Jesus-Acerbi, which has captured the attention of Italian football - and beyond - in the last few hours, has reached its first awaited turning point. As reported in the past hours by Mattino, this morning the federal prosecutor, Giuseppe Chinè, listened to Inter's central defender Francesco Acerbi, accused by his blue colleague of having directed a racist insult at him during Sunday's match between Inter and Napoli. At 10 o'clock, the hearing was scheduled, lasting just under an hour, remotely, by Acerbi who continues to insist on a misunderstanding on the field, reiterating that he did not utter any discriminatory insult. Also today, the hearing of Jesus, also via video link from Napoli, is scheduled. Then the Prosecution will transfer its conclusions to the Sports Judge who will make a decision next week.