ATALANTA face a Uefa racism probe after their fans allegedly aimed monkey chants at Michy Batshuayi.
Borussia Dortmund striker Batshuayi, on loan from Chelsea, claims he was racially abused in Italy during the second leg of the last-32 tie.
European football’s governing body confirmed on Monday afternoon that Atalanta faced charges of “racist behaviour (monkey chants)”, the setting-off of fireworks, throwing objects and blocked stairways.
Dortmund were also charged with the setting off fireworks and throwing objects.
Upon hearing that the Serie A club’s fans were being investigated, Batshuayi tweeted: “A couple idiots should never make us forget why we love football. Let’s clean our stadiums and play the beautiful game.”
Batshuayi, 24, last week took to Twitter to condemn the Italian fans’ actions at Reggio Emilia’s Mapei Stadium.
a couple idiots should never make us forget why we love football. Lets clean our stadiums and play the beautiful game
#KickItOut https://t.co/ePJuUGDEhe
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) February 26, 2018
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He tweeted: “2018 and still racists monkey noises in the stands … really ?!
“Hope you have fun watching the rest of @EuropaLeague on TV while we are through #SayNoToRacism #GoWatchBlackPanther.”
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Uefa’s control, ethics and disciplinary body will deal with the case on March 22.
Batshuayi played the entire 90 minutes of last Thursday’s second leg as substitute Marcel Schmelzer’s 82nd-minute equaliser salvaged a 1-1 draw that sent Dortmund into the last 16 with a 4-3 aggregate win.
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