Serie A
prohibited
Wearing the number 88 is not simply forbidden, but carries with it a warning and alert against certain extremism and racism, the number 8 is seen in Italian culture as a symbol of innocence and peace, when the number 8 is repeated twice it becomes a symbol of the extreme right and Nazism, forbidding players to wear the number
Jersey 88.
decision is a sign of the seriousness with which the Italian Football Association takes the fight against racism and extremism.
