Football's international players' union FIFPro supports the Italian Players' Association in denouncing fan harassment of Lecce defender Souleymane Diamoutene.
The Mali international was surrounded by about 10 angry supporters during a training session on Thursday and abused for playing for regional rival Bari last season.
Diamoutene says, "They came towards me, putting their hands on me and trying to tear off my Lecce jersey. There were no racist insults. There were only personal insults based on my past playing for Bari."
FIFPro says it "strongly condemns all sorts of violence aimed at players. Players are workers and like any other worker they are entitled to carry out their profession in an atmosphere free from violence, racism or any other form of intimidation."
