Inter plan to appeal the two-match suspension received by defender Alessandro Bastoni for his words to match officials in the aftermath of Saturday’s derby clash with AC Milan.
This according to Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia, who report that the Nerazzurri hope to get the two-match ban reduced to just one match on appeal.
Bastoni was handed the two-match ban by the Lega Serie A for making insulting remarks to match officials after the derby against Milan, with the official report stating that he had continued to make the comments after being told to stop.
However, the club see the suspension as harsh relative to the infringement, and will appeal to have it reduced to just a one-match ban.
Should the appeal be successful, then Bastoni will be available for the Serie A clash with Sassuolo on February 20, although it remains to be seen if he’ll have recovered from the ankle injury he picked up against Roma by then.
Bastoni will at any rate miss Saturday’s Serie A clash with Napoli, as he will be suspended for at least one match, and will be injured at the time anyway.