Rocchi pisses off Juventinians

After the controversy over Pierre Kalulu’s ejection during the derby d’Italia between Inter and Juventus, referee designator Gianluca Rocchi tried to justify Federico La Penna: “The referee is mortified and we stand by him, but I have to tell you the truth that he is not the only one who made a mistake because yesterday there was a clear simulation, the latest in a long series in a league in which they try in every way to fool us. We are very sorry about the’episode: for La Penna&#8217s decision, which is clearly wrong, and for the fact that we could not use Var to heal it” he told Ansa.

Ernesto Villa

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The words of Gianluca Rocchi obviously refer to the behavior of Alessandro Bastoni: the Inter defender threw himself to the ground after the very slight contact with Pierre Kalulu that then caused the second yellow card, with consequent expulsion, for the French Juventus defender. After seeing La Penna wave the red card at Kalulu, Alessandro Bastoni cheered as if he had scored a goal and the attitude was criticized by many fans who expressed their anger on social media.

The Inter defender 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. Many have asked coach Gennaro Gattuso to stop calling Bastoni to the national team after the unsportsmanlike gesture. Among them is also the’former resident of the Council of Ministers Enrico Letta: “Alessandro Bastoni should not be summoned to the national team,” the politician wrote on X.

The politician wrote.

Greater harsh Enrico Varriale: “And still Chivu will have a chance to complain about a refereeing error in favor of his team. And the many commentators who crucified #Vergara after Genoa-Napoli will be able to apply the same severity regarding Bastoni”s blatant simulation, “With goals by Pio Esposito and Zielinski and especially with the prowess of bomber La Penna and simulator Bastoni, Inter wins the first big match in the league. The Scudetto is close but Serie A is distorted”, “Serie A now has less credibility than wrestling. Poor referees and a protocol applied for the use and consumption of the usual knowns, where VAR is not used to make fair decisions” are some of the tweets written by the journalist on his X account.

The journalist is also critical of the Serie A.

Also critical is Massimo Ambrosini’former Milan player Massimo Ambrosini: “There is little to say or add: Bastoni made a bad impression. I understand not exonerating the opponent, but from there to have that reaction…He did something excessive, he also realized that what he did does not honor him and soccer.”