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Samuel Umtiti leaves pitch in tears, now totals 16 injuries in 6 years

Gianluca Di Marzio

 has suffered another setback during the 

 encounter on Saturday. The Frenchman was forced off the field in the 72nd minute after sustaining a shoulder injury.

The centre-back left Camp Nou last summer, joining Italian minnow on loan with no option to buy, and grew into a regular with time.

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The injury was a disheartening sight as Umtiti walked off the pitch in tears, which could mean it's a serious one. The 29-year-old footballer will undergo tests to determine the extent of his injury shortly, Gianluca Di Marzio reports. 

The French footballer now totals 16 injuries in 6 years. That's not exactly the stat any footballer would want to excel at.

Barca release statement in support of Umtiti as centre-back suffers racial abuse in latest match for Lecce

 have released an official statement reading: "FC Barcelona fully supports Samuel Umtiti and stands firm in its total opposition to any and all forms of violence, racism, xenophobia, and intolerance."

Unfortunately, racist chants can also be heard in Spain, but the problem in Italy seems to be much worse.

As per prior reports, Umtiti is open to continuing in Italy beyond his loan at Lecce. However, the defender should definitely consider other options too for his own good.

'Reacted like a true champion': Umtiti suffers racial abuse from Lazio fans, asks ref not to stop match

 and his Zambian teammate Lameck Banda suffered racial abuse from 

The game referee stopped the match for a few minutes as the stadium announcer asked the away fans to stop chanting inappropriate stuff. After a while, Umtiti himself asked the referee to continue the play.

"When the referee stopped the game, waiting for the announcer to call for an end to the racist chants, Umtiti asked for the game to resume because he wanted to respond to the insults he received on the pitch. He reacted like a true champion," 

 president Saverio Sticchi Damiani told the media.

Umtiti left the pitch in tears as Lecce fans were chanting his name after the final whistle. His team pulled off a sensation, having won 2-1. The Frenchman was one of the best players on the pitch.

Lecce also supported Umtiti after the game.

"Racist chants have been overwhelmed by songs of encouragement! All the yellow and red Lecce fans started shouting one name: Umtiti."

Umtiti is having a solid season on loan despite a slow start to the campaign. Lecce are currently 12th in the 

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okey chi

big Sam. God Almighty will be with you... I wish you quickly recorded, Amen oooo

Player		G
Artem Dovbyk	Girona	18
Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	17
Ante Budimir	Osasuna	16
Borja Borja Mayoral	Getafe	15
Alexander Sørloth	Villarreal	15

Samuel Umtiti leaves pitch in tears, now totals 16 injuries in 6 years

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