April 11 – Roma fans have set up a crowdfunding campaign to pay the fine defender Gianluca Mancini received for waving a giant flag that ridiculed arch-rivals Lazio after last Saturday’s derby.
Mancini, who scored the only goal in Roma’s 1-0 win, was fined €5,000 for waving a flag in Lazio’s blue-and-white colours with a giant rat drawn on it as he celebrated with his teammates.
By early Wednesday, the GoFundMe page set up by Roma fan Lorenzo Contucci had raised more than €7,000 in less than 14 hours. Contucci said that if Mancini decides to pay the fine himself, the money raised will be given to charity.
Contucci wrote that Rome derby “is also about ferocious high spirits and vulgar teasing” and that “Roma fans who see themselves in what Mancini did are invited to make a donation to reach the above amount to pay his fine.”
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