In addition to having spoken in a very clear and decisive way about the derby and all the discussions connected to it, the former Inter president Massimo Moratti also focused on the boos that Alessandro Bastoni has been receiving for weeks now in all the stadiums.
“It’s absurd, also because those who boo him have players on their own team who put on big acts, writhing for minimal contact or holding their face when they were hit in the chest. It’s a common problem that I hope will be exposed with the new rules. Bastoni made a big mistake, including the celebration even in the heat of the moment, but everything was amplified because it was Inter-Juve. Especially if at the end of the match the Juventus directors put on those scenes and talk about the death of football. But does that seem possible to you? That was a partial recovery of credit,” he declared.
And here, in part, is the connection to the episode of Ricci’s handball at the end of the derby: “I appreciated the fact that Inter kept a low profile – says Moratti – No excuses, even though that dynamic has often been punished. That said, can you imagine what would have happened if the roles were reversed? All hell would have broken loose.”