Juventus have been ordered to play a home game
behind closed doors after their fans racially abused Inter Milan
striker Mario Balotelli at the weekend.
The 18-year-old scored Inter's goal in the 1-1 Serie A draw and
was taunted by sections of the Juve crowd in Turin.
The Italy under-21 international was born in Palermo, Sicily,
but is of Ghanaian descent.
The Italian League is likely to bar fans from Juve's home game
against Lecce on 3 May.
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Italian clubs have previously been punished by fines following
incidents of racist abuse.
However, the abuse suffered by Balotelli on Saturday prompted
league officials to come down heavily on Juventus.
Club president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has apologised to
Balotelli and said Serie A had to end the culture of racism among
fans.
Claudio Ranieri's side, joint second in the league, are almost
out of the title race with champions Inter holding a 10-point lead
with six games remaining.
