Keinan Davies: Udinese call for action after striker claims he was racially abused

Udinese have called on the Italian football authorities to take action after their English striker Keinan Davies said he was the victim of racist abuse in Saturday’s 2-0 Serie A win at Cagliari.

The incident allegedly took place in the latter stages of the match when the 28-year-old was involved in a physical altercation with several opposition players.

Davies, who joined Udinese from Aston Villa in 2023, later accused Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena of making racist comments on social media and “hope Serie A takes action”.

Udinese offered their “full support” to the forward and described the verbal abuse as “disrespectful” and “disgusting”.

“Udinese Calcio hopes that the Sports Judiciary, in whom we have the utmost confidence, will deal with the matter swiftly,” the club added in a statement.

Cagliari said it condemned all forms of discrimination, but was “surprised and deeply disappointed” by the allegations and denied any racist language had been used.

Davies, who also had loan spells at Nottingham Forest and Watford, has scored 10 goals in 26 Serie A appearances this season.