Lukaku accuses paper of ‘fuelling racism’Defiant director says front page was ‘innocent’Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku have condemned Corriere dello Sport’s widely-criticised “Black Friday” headline on Thursday’s front page. The Italian newspaper ran the headline above a story featuring the former
Manchester United players whose teams face each other in Serie A on Friday. Smalling said the front page was “wrong and highly insensitive” while Lukaku said the paper was “fuelling negativity and racism”.
“Whilst I would have liked to spend the day focusing on the big game tomorrow, it is important that I acknowledge that what occurred this morning was wrong and highly insensitive,” said Smalling in a statement on Twitter.