Lazio and Atletico fined for fans' racist behaviour

Lazio and Atletico Madrid have been fined by Uefa after their supporters were found guilty of racist behaviour.

The Serie A side have been fined £36,660 (45,000 euros) following incidents during their 4-1 Europa League win over Nice in Rome on 3 October.

Lazio will also have to close two sections of the Stadio Olimpico for their next Europa League fixture against Porto on 7 November.

European football's governing body issued the club with an additional partial closure of the stadium for an extra game, which is suspended for a probationary period of one year.

Spanish club Atletico Madrid have been fined £25,113 (30,000 euros) after "racist and discriminatory" behaviour by some of their fans during last week's 4-0 defeat by Benfica in Lisbon.

Diego Simeone's side have been banned from selling tickets to supporters for away fixtures, suspended for a 12-month period.

Lazio were forced to close part of their stadium in 2023 after fans racially abused two Lecce players during a Serie A match.

The club condemned the chants as "despicable and shameful" at the time but insisted "Lazio fans are not racist".