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Alessandro Bastoni, broadside of booing at Via del Mare: Inter’s bench reacts

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It certainly isn&#8217t easy, environmentally speaking, for Alessandro Bastoni in Lecce, in the match between the Salentini and Inter, which comes exactly one week after what happened during Inter-Juventus, with the Nerazzurri defender&#8217s simulation and Kalulu&#8217s ejection that exploded the debate among fans and insiders. Supporters of the Salento club wanted to express their dissent against the Inter player, who was put under pressure with broadsides of whistles from the first minutes.

The reaction of the Inter bench was immediate: Cristian Chivu repeatedly encouraged the player, asking him to concentrate and not to think about the whistles, while Aleksandar Kolarov, the Nerazzurri’s assistant coach, even turned toward the stands asking the fans to stop.

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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.

The Bastoni-Kalulu case, therefore, does not seem to have deflated despite a public apology from Bastoni himself on the eve of Bodo/Glimt-Inter, a Champions League match played Wednesday and won by the Norwegians 3-1. In the press conference, the defender had openly admitted his responsibility: “When I felt the contact with Kalulu I accentuated the fall. I put my face on it no problem. I am especially sorry for the reaction I had afterwards”.

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In spite of this, the Salento audience produced a full-fledged protest against Bastoni. A clear sign of how last Saturday&#8217s episode left a deep mark on football public opinion, far beyond the boundaries of the derby d’Italia.

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