Mancini thanks Roma fans crowdfunding anti-Lazio fine

Gianluca Mancini thanks Roma followers for crowdfunding to cowl his tremendous for waving an insulting anti-Lazio banner, however insists that cash will go to charity.

The defender scored the profitable header within the Derby della Capitale final week and celebrated with the supporters below the Curva Sud.

That included waving flags that got to him by the ultras, one in every of which had ‘Anti-Lazio’ written on it and one other with a big define of a rat within the Biancocelesti colors.

An investigation was opened and the FIGC fined Mancini €5,000 for the dearth of respect in direction of the opponents.

Roma followers arrange a crowdfunding marketing campaign to lift the cash to cowl that tremendous, prompting a response from Mancini on his Instagram account.

“Expensive followers, I learn that you’re elevating funds to pay for the tremendous that was inflicted on me. As soon as once more, I really feel you by my facet, each on the sphere and off.

“Clearly, I’ll cowl the price of the tremendous, however I would really like so that you can ship the funds raised to La Locanda dei Girasoli, a marvellous charity I used to be in a position to get to know just lately at Trigoria.

“Thanks to everybody and forza Roma!”

This charity helps discover work for folks with Down’s Syndrome.

Mancini prevented a Serie A ban for waving the insulting anti-Lazio flag and won’t be penalised by the Italy squad both.