Threatened Alessandro Bastoni: celebrated happily after Pierre Kalulu's unjust ejection

Alessandro Bastoni cheered as if he had scored a goal when the Inter-Juventus referee, Federico La Penna of Rome, waved a red card in the face of Pierre Kalulu, a defender for the Bianconeri team. An embarrassing measure, the one taken by the black jacket, who cautioned the former Milan player for the second time for a foul he did not commit on his opponent. Who dived without the slightest contact (except for an almost imperceptible one with a hand of the Frenchman), who was already cautioned and who, therefore, with a more attentive referee, could have been sent off. And not surprisingly, at the end of the first half, his coach, Cristian Chivu, sent him’to the shower.

The image of Bastoni in celebration soon made the rounds of the Web, and negative comments were wasted at the address of the class of 1999 from Casalmaggiore, who was accused of unsportsmanship from several quarters. Bastoni also received unrepeatable insults and, unfortunately, even threats, by not only supporters of the Old Lady but also of other teams. Material that could become the subject of complaints.

“Very smart move to remove Bastoni at halftime: he was already cautioned” said Radio Rai commentator Francesco Repice when the second half began. “Everything is quite puzzling, we stick to what the rules are: this expulsion, however, will be talked about for a very long time” he added. “Matches are ruined in this way” recoiled Fulvio Collovati, 1982 world champion and second voice, frankly embarrassed by what he saw on a field on which he has been a protagonist for years and years..

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These, on the other hand, are the words of DAZN’s moviolista, former referee Luca Marelli: “Very serious mistake by La Penna, on which there is nothing more to do because VAR cannot intervene on second admonitions. There was no contact between Kalulu and Bastoni.”