Overview
- Keinan Davis, in an Instagram post on Saturday, accused Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena of calling him a “monkey” during their Serie A match.
- Dossena rejected the accusation in his own Instagram statement hours later, and Cagliari said the claim had no objective evidence in a formal club note.
- Udinese issued a statement backing Davis and condemning racist insults from an opposing player, and teammate Nicolò Zaniolo voiced support on social media.
- During Udinese’s 2-0 win, Davis grabbed the referee’s arm while trying to report what he heard, received a yellow card that was later revoked, and then confronted Dossena after the final whistle.
- Reporters say no public video or corroborating witnesses have surfaced so far, and past racism episodes involving Cagliari fans, including cases with Moise Kean and Fikayo Tomori, add context to the scrutiny.