Romelu Lukaku’s agent Federico Pastorello has shared his disgust at the ‘Black Friday’ headline Corriere dello Sport ran with for a story on his client ahead of Inter’s match against Roma tomorrow night.
“Being Italian I’m really ashamed to read a title like that but I really don’t want to talk about a single episode,” Pastorello told British broadcaster Sky Sports.
“At the end of the day the racist problem is a big problem. Unfortunately we are living in 1920. It’s really a culture problem.
“Being an agent we are trying to protect our clients from this huge problem because it’s not only a newspaper but it’s a problem you can breathe in the stadium, in social media, on the street.
“I think it’s a problem that is a culture problem. What I would like and wish for the future is institutions could take it more serious. There were some episodes in Champions League recently, also in Serie A games and the institution did not take so seriously the problem.”
Pastorello proceeded to discuss how his client has reacted to it.
“He is very sensitive on this problem. I like his attitude because he’s facing it every time with strength and power. He is doing this not only for himself but for the other players who are weaker than him and can’t. For sure he is not happy about that but he’s strong enough to face it.”
