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ROME (AP) — More Serie A players are wearing rainbow-colored shoelaces this weekend in an expanding anti-homophobia demonstration.
Cagliari midfielder Daniele Dessena received online attacks after wearing the laces last weekend and as a result three teammates — South Americans Fernando Avelar, Victor Ibarbo and Mauricio Pinilla — joined him in wearing the multi-colored shoe strings for Sunday's 3-0 win over Udinese.
On Saturday, Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, a former teammate of Dessena's at Cagliari, wore the rainbow laces during a 0-0 draw with Inter Milan.
More players were expected to take part in the initiative later Sunday.
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