India, May 11 -- Udinese forward Keinan Davis has accused Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena of calling him a "monkey" during Saturday's Serie A match. Dossena denied any wrongdoing.

Towards the end of Udinese's 2-0 victory at Cagliari, Davis - who is Black - reacted angrily and alerted the referee to something said from the stands.

Tension then rose after the final whistle when Davis and Dossena had to be separated by teammates.

Davis posted a story on Instagram after the match, tagging Dossena and using a picture of the player with the comment: "This racist coward called me a monkey today during the game. I hope the Serie A association will do something about this but we will see." Dossena posted a statement on his own Instagram accou...