The Saints are set to ban the supporters over the incident at St Mary’s throughout Saturday’s Premier League fixture
Southampton are planning at hand bans to any supporters discovered to have made sickening gestures in the direction of Cardiff Metropolis supporters mocking the demise of Emiliano Sala.
Two Saints followers had been caught on digital camera spreading their arms and showing to make aeroplane gestures throughout Saturday’s Premier League match.
Cardiff had been taking part in their first recreation because it was confirmed their £15million signing had died in a aircraft crash.
A minute’s silence had been impeccably noticed as a part of the tributes earlier than kick-off on the recreation, which the Welsh facet went on to win 2-1 with Kenneth Zohore’s dramatic purpose within the third minute of stoppage time.
Nonetheless, video later emerged on social media of two males within the house part of the stadium apparently making aeroplane gestures within the path of the away followers.
Southampton confirmed each supporters had been spoken to by Hampshire Police and supposed to take “an especially agency stance” over the incident.
A press release issued on Saturday night learn: “Southampton Soccer Membership can verify that two followers had been detained and had their particulars taken by police throughout our match in opposition to Cardiff Metropolis on Saturday.
“The membership will proceed to work with Hampshire Police to establish any people deemed to have made indecent gestures in the direction of Cardiff supporters.
“Such behaviour has no place in our recreation and won’t be tolerated at St Mary’s.
“The membership will likely be taking an especially agency stance in opposition to anybody concerned and intends to ban these supporters recognized.”
Sol Bamba devoted his purpose and victory to Sala after serving to Cardiff to all three factors on the south coast.
The Ivorian defender, whose purpose celebrations had been emotional after opening the scoring, informed Sky Sports activities: “It has been a troublesome couple of weeks. We knew we needed to give our all immediately. It wasn’t straightforward however a efficiency like this was very pleasing.
“A number of issues had been going via my thoughts. I knew Emiliano. I do know he was wanting up there. The victory and the purpose is for him.”
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