Hellas Verona coach Ivan Juric insisted on Sunday his team's fans did not racially abuse Mario Balotelli after the Brescia striker threatened to leave the pitch after apparently hearing racist chanting from home supporters.
Balotelli scored Brescia's goal in a 2-1 defeat that leaves them in the relegation zone, but that was overshadowed by his spat with Verona supporters, who have a notorious reputation in Italy for hard-right politics and open racism.