Romelu Lukaku of Inter was racially harassed by Juventus fans, who were punished with a one-match partial stadium suspension.

Before and after his fifth-minute penalty that gave Inter a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal on Tuesday, Lukaku was attacked by supporters of the opposing team.

For putting his fingers to his lips to quiet the Allianz Stadium fans, the Belgian international was given a second yellow card.

Serie A announced on Thursday that Juve must close the lower tier of the South Stand for their next home league game, which is against Napoli on April 23.

The judge overseeing the case stated that "the majority of the 5,034" spectators in that stand were guilty of racially abusing Lukaku.

Lukaku will still serve a one-match ban in the return fixture with Juve on April 26 for his sending off, which sparked a mass melee near full-time.

Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic and Juve midfielder Juan Cuadrado were both dismissed for their parts in the scuffle, and will serve one and three-game bans respectively.

Penalty pro 🎯18 out of 18 converted in Nerazzurri colours ⚫🔵#ForzaInter #JuventusInter #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa pic.twitter.com/uy9XtFmsOW— Inter (@Inter_en) April 4, 2023

Lukaku, who is on loan at San Siro from Chelsea, has been subjected to racism on numerous occasions in Italy and this week called for more serious action to be taken.

"History repeats. [I've] been through it in 2019 and [now in] 2023 again," he posted on his official social media channels.

"I hope the league really take actions for real this time because this beautiful game should be enjoyed by everyone.

"Thank you for the supportive messages. F*** racism."

Juve intend to work closely with authorities to identify the fans responsible and issue bans.