Both teams emerged with red marks on their faces before the big game today.
On Sunday night, Juventus welcomed Napoli to the Juventus Stadium in Turin for one of the biggest matches of the Serie A season. As the game ended in a win for Napoli, it kept their chances of putting a halt to Juventus’ seven in a row Scudetto bid alive.
As the players emerged from the tunnel before the match, all 22 of them had a red line painted onto their face. This bemused a few viewers at home.
But the commentators announced that the red paint was part of a campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence and express solidarity with victims of domestic abuse.
For those wondering, Napoli and Juventus players have red marks on their faces to raise awareness against domestic violence
— Andrew Cesare (@AndrewCesare) April 22, 2018
With so much at stake on a competitive level, it was heartwarming to see the players unite behind a cause which seeks to amend a widespread problem.
It’s heartbreaking that things like this still need to be done, but they do, so a round of applause is in order for all the players who took part in the initiative.
Whoever emerges as the victors from tonight’s game – probably Juve – everyone involved can feel proud of themselves for raising awareness of one of the world’s biggest ills.
