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Another message honouring the slain Serbian paramilitary leader, Arkan.

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Lazio beat Cagliari 3-0 for its fourth straight win and is fourth in the standings, level on points with six-time defending champion Juventus. Stadium cleaners found the anti-Semitic stickers on Monday.

Antonio Tajani, the head of the European Parliament, denounced those responsible during a session in Brussels on Tuesday, saying that anti-Semitism has no place.

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Tajani, who is Italian, said the EU must remain a place of religious tolerance.

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The latest partial stadium ban stemmed from derogatory chants directed at visiting Sassuolo players Claud Adjapong and Alfred Duncan.

Adjapong was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents and has represented Italy Under-19s. Duncan is from Ghana.

Lazio will also be without fans in the northern end when Udinese visits on Nov. 5, as it was also decided to apply a sanction that had been conditionally suspended for racist chanting during the Rome derby in April.

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The club promoted an anti-racism initiative for the Cagliari game, saying it was up to other fans to educate the offending supporters until their 香蕉视频直播渋gnorance and lack of respect for the most elementary rules of coexistence disappear once and for all香蕉视频直播� from soccer stadiums.

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Associated Press writer Nicole Winfield contributed.

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