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In a shocking development in Italian football, Udinese forward Keinan Davis has publicly accused Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena<\/b> of directing a racist insult during their Serie A match on May 9, 2026. Davis, a 27-year-old English striker on loan from Nottingham Forest, claimed Dossena called him a \u201cmonkey<\/b>\u201d towards the end of Udinese\u2019s 2-0 victory at the Unipol Domus stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The incident escalated late in the game when Davis, visibly agitated, approached the referee to complain. Post-match tensions boiled over as the players had to be separated by teammates. Davis took to Instagram Stories, posting a photo of Dossena with a strong message: \u201cThis racist coward called me a monkey today during the game. I hope the Serie A association will do something about this but we will see.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Udinese swiftly backed their player, releasing a statement condemning the \u201cshameful racist insults<\/b>\u201d and offering full support to Davis. Teammate Jesper Karlstrom also expressed disbelief at the alleged abuse occurring in modern football.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dossena has strongly denied the accusations, calling them \u201cslanderous<\/b>\u201d and stating they cause him deep sadness. Cagliari has backed their defender, emphasizing a lack of evidence, while Serie A and Italian football authorities are expected to review footage and referee reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This latest controversy highlights persistent issues with racism in Serie A. Davis, who previously played for Aston Villa, has urged swift action from governing bodies. As investigations continue, the football world watches closely for official outcomes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 In a shocking development in Italian football, Udinese forward Keinan Davis has publicly accused Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4653],"tags":[5442,5441,855,4057],"class_list":["post-51618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-serie-a","tag-alberto-dossena","tag-keinan-davis","tag-racism","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51620,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51618\/revisions\/51620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ongoing Serie A Racism Concerns<\/h3>\n