The controversy surrounding Pierre Kalulu’s red card in Inter Milan’s 3-2 Derby d’Italia win over Juventus continues to divide opinion, and former Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Orsi has now weighed in.
In the first half, with Kalulu already on a yellow card, the Juventus defender made light contact with Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni.
Bastoni went down theatrically, and celebrated after the ref showed the Frenchman his second yellow.
The Italian has faced much criticism after the incident.
Juventus 3-2 Inter – Orsi Slams Media Reaction To Bastoni Incident
Speaking on Sky Sport, via FCInterNews, the ex-shot-stopper turned pundit criticized simulation in general, but urged observers not to turn Alessandro Bastoni into a villain.
“There has to be punishment for players who simulate, because that’s anti-football. There’s no debate about that,” Orsi said.
“From Bastoni I expected something different, maybe to admit he went down on his own. That would have been a great gesture.”
Orsi agreed with refereeing chief Gianluca Rocchi’s recent comments condemning simulation, adding: “Rocchi is right, it’s unsporting. The celebration looked awkward, yes, but let’s not make them out to be monsters.”
While debate rages over the incident’s sporting ethics, Orsi’s intervention attempts to lower the temperature, separating criticism of the act from personal attacks against the player.
fuck juve and those supporting them,they’re the number one cheat in Italian football,why are they all crying…people forget easily about their fourth goal in turin in the first leg,bastioni has done nothing wrong
typical juve shit fan boy. When they are on the side that got benefit they play dumb.
one time ref favoured to Inter they attack direct to personality even personal life the player.
this is f#$kin madness
Cuadrado and leichstiener did shit like this for yeeeeeaaaaaaaars and nobody said jack shit about them. Pjanic incident and am sure many more like those slid under the radar quite easily right? Adriano freekick… fuck juve