Euro 2012: Uefa to investigate racist chanting at Italy striker Mario Balotelli in Gdansk Trouble at Russia's encounter with the Czech Republic followed before the alleged taunts at Balotelli, who had previously claimed he would walk off the pitch if he heard anything to that effect. Yesterday, Italy manager Cesare Prandelli rejected claims that Balotelli had been abused. "That's absolutely untrue," he said. However, eye witnesses said the abuse was clear. Thomas Herzog, member of the FSE Fans Embassy team for Spanish supporters, said: "We were present during the match inside the football stadium and stayed inside the stand of the Spanish supporters over the entire course of the match. At some point during the match then, about 200 supporters started monkey chants when the Italian player Mario Balotelli touched the ball. A massive police presence was already guaranteed in Warsaw this evening when a large number of Russia fans intend walking to the stadium in honour of Russia Day. This is likely to be viewed as a provocative measure by the home supporters given Poland spent 44 years under Russian control following the end of World War II.