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Surprise award for Bastoni after Inter-Juventus controversy

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Not only whistles are coming for Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni: the Nerazzurri central, who has been in the crosshairs for several weeks after his simulation in the match against Juventus that got Kalulu sent off, has been a surprise candidate for an award given by the Lombardy Region, the Rosa Camuna.

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What happened in Inter-Juventus has triggered an endless series of negative comments in regards to Alessandro Bastoni
In regards to the Inter's footballer and the national team have come criticism from exponents of so many sectors…
"Race distorted by a well-known Nerazzurri stunt-man (any reference to Bastoni is purely intentional)": it was Ezio Greggio who said it.
"After that'episode I changed the channel and started watching a movie. It is not an acceptable stuff" cut short Adriano Panatta.
"He knew he simulated and he did that scene afterwards: it is the ugliest thing, even more dramatic" so Marco Tardelli.
"Such a scandalous thing I haven’t seen since April 26, 1998 Juve-Inter, the one of the penalty not whistled to Ronaldo" said Enrico Varriale.
"Bastoni did four things wrong, not sporting: the simulation, the caution call for Kalulu, the'jubilation after the ejection, and the gesture of the pulled jersey" argued Daniele Adani.
Johnson Righeira ironically suggested awarding him the title of “Sportsman of the Year 2026.”
"His a clear simulation – claims designator Rocchi -. The latest in a long series in a championship in which they try in every way to cheat us.”
"He made a bad impression" the thought of'former Milan player Massimo Ambrosini.
"Bastoni simulated, because that is the correct term to use" stresses former referee Luca Marelli.
"Bastoni not only simulates seriously, but what is seen, what is intolerable, tells how he mocks Kalulu" outrages Massimo Giletti.

"Simulation I have always hated it – lets know the'technical expert Gigi Cagni -. But not only me, all those my generation hated it".
"Bastoni should not be summoned to the national team" suggests the'former Premier Enrico Letta.
"Bastoni cheering when you know the referee made a mistake and your opponent is desperate is a shameful thing" the opinion of Sandro Sabatini, among others former Inter's press office chief.
"They all simulate, but what you can&#039t watch is Bastoni's jubilation after Kalulu's ejection" stresses Fabio Caressa.

Reporting this is the President of the Regional Council Federico Romani: “He’was nominated for the sporting value shown throughout his career, for the symbolic role he plays in Lombardy soccer and for the ability he has shown to face even the most difficult moments with seriousness and fairness”. Bastoni, Romani stressed, has been able to “publicly acknowledge his mistake, taking responsibility”.

The candidacy was also shared by Regional Councilor Pietro Bussolati, president of the Inter Club of Palazzo Pirelli, according to whom these episodes “occur frequently on soccer fields without arousing the same echo and fury: in this sense, Bastoni’s reaction represented a positive example of how a mistake can be turned into an opportunity for responsibility and growth”.

The affair began in the derby d’Italia against Juventus, when Bastoni simulated contact with Pierre Kalulu, who had already been cautioned, leading to his expulsion. VAR could not intervene on the double yellow card and referee La Penna confirmed the action. Bastoni himself, in a press conference, had admitted responsibility: “I felt a contact on my arm, which reviewing I absolutely accentuated. I am here to take responsibility and also for the subsequent attitude. I will always be the same Bastoni, in more than 300 games I was involved in a similar incident only on Saturday”.

The whistles accompanied him in every stadium he visited in the following weeks: from Via del Mare in Lecce to Sinigaglia in Como, the scene of the Coppa Italia semifinal first leg against the Larians, to the Milan derby, where the Curva Sud of San Siro contested him from the first ball he touched. Even the Associazione Italiana Calciatori intervened in his defense: “The reaction was definitely exaggerated, unfortunately we live in a world that tends to excesses. Although Alessandro has admitted the mistake, he continues to be subjected to excessive fury probably due to his great media exposure”, said President Umberto Calcagno, adding that “the integrity shown throughout his entire career is the main value that, in the long run, will prevail over controversy”.

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