Koulibaly was the victim of monkey chants from Inter Milan fans during his side's 1-0 defeat to the Nerazzurri at the San Siro on Boxing Day.
As a result, Inter have been ordered to play two games behind closed doors while there has been widespread condemnation of the latest incident of racial discrimination in Italian football, but Maradona said it is nothing new and the concept of territorial discrimination existed when he was playing for Napoli.
"I played for seven years in Napoli, and I also suffered the racist songs of some fans," Maradona wrote on Instagram. "I still remember the flags that said 'Welcome to Italy'. I feel Neapolitan and today I want to be with Kalidou Koulibaly.
"I hope that all this helps to ends racism in football once and for all."
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