Fiorentina midfielder Alfred Duncan was allegedly targeted by some racist insults in the pre-match at the Olimpico by some Lazio fans.

The unfortunate incident happened while the player was making statements to DAZN after Fiorentina had lost 1-0 in the Serie A meeting.

Italy's radio Bruno reports that about a dozen people from the same sector have addressed racist offences against the viola player and that the broadcaster's envoys and Lazio field staff were attending the scene.

It remains to be seen whether these facts will be promptly reported to the competent authorities.

This is not the first time Duncan has been involved in such a situation. In April this year, he accepted an apology from the mother of a teenager who racially abused him on social media after Cagliari’s game against Roma.

The Ghana international published on Instagram the insulting messages he received after the game against Roma on Sunday.

It emerged the user who racially abused the 28-year-old and insulted his family is a teenager whose mother apologised to Duncan after he published the stories.

Duncan confirmed the mother contacted both him and the club to give her apologies.

"I accept the apology because she understood the mistake and attempted to rectify it. I have little interest in racist insults, but never go after someone's parents and we should know that behind every footballer are people who have made sacrifices to arrive where they have," Duncan wrote on Instagram,” Duncan wrote in an Instagram story.

"This should be a lesson primarily for the parents because we are the reflection of our children."

Duncan returned to Fiorentina in the summer and has established himself as a key player. Thus far this season, he has played nine matches.