Check out today’s latest news from Serie A, including the verdict in the racism case involving Inter’s Francesco Acerbi and the Milan record in Stefano Pioli’s sights.

Serie A sports judge Gerardo Mastrandrea returned his verdict in the racism row case involving Acerbi and Napoli defender Juan Jesus. The Italian veteran was found not guilty of racial abuse due to insufficient evidence, avoiding a possible 10-match ban.

Napoli reacted with an angry statement, warning they would no longer participate in Serie A anti-racism initiatives that were “just for show.”

Dutch-Spanish talent Dean Huijsen opened up about why he decided to head to Juventus and Serie A as a youngster rather than continuing in Spain, and spoke about his strong relationships with Jose Mourinho and then Daniele De Rossi at Roma.

Fiorentina midfielder Antonin Barak suggested he ‘was happy’ to have declined an offer from Napoli in the January transfer window, appreciating the trust shown by the Viola despite his relative lack of minutes this term.

Nicolo Zaniolo underlined his desire to be a part of Luciano Spalletti’s Italy squad for the coming European Championship in Germany and he suggested that Aston Villa coach Unai Emery is ‘on the same level’ as top coaches like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.

Stefano Pioli is only a step away from matching Nils Liedholm’s total number of wins in charge of Milan, sitting just one behind in the all-time rankings. The current Rossoneri boss is still 116 wins behind the most successful coach in the club’s history, Nereo Rocco.

Following the conclusion of their commitments in this international break, Italy now have a bit of a rest until their final friendlies ahead of the European Championship, facing Turkey and Bosnia at the start of June.

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