Cleveland Police have received a complaint of racial abuse being directed at a Blackburn Rovers footballer at the Riverside.
A spokeswoman for the force has confirmed that it received a report from an individual at about 9.30pm on Saturday concerning Blackburn's game against Boro.
The complaint concerned racial abuse being directed at a Blackburn Rovers player by a small number of Middlesbrough fans.
Following the confirmation, a Boro spokesman said: “The club is aware of an allegation made following the Blackburn game and as is normal procedure we are working to further investigate the matter.
“Middlesbrough FC has a zero tolerance approach towards the alleged behaviour, takes matters such as this very seriously, and will take action in proven cases.”
Rovers scored a late equaliser on Saturday as the Championship game finished 1-1.
Boro's head coach Aitor Karanka was sent to the stands as it was claimed he had pushed fourth official David Coote.
The FA will assess referee Mark Clattenburg's post-match report before deciding whether Karanka will face any further punishment.
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