US Edition'A Disaster': Italy's Fall Guy for Their World Cup Flop
Italy played 10 men after Alessandro Bastoni’s red card and lost on penalties, missing a third straight World Cup, critics said.
- On Tuesday, Italy missed a third straight World Cup after losing a penalty shootout to Bosnia, playing with 10 men for most of the playoff final following Alessandro Bastoni's straight red card for a reckless challenge on Amar Memic.
- Tensions surrounding Bastoni escalated following a February 14 match against Juventus, where television replays showed him diving under a tackle by Pierre Kalulu, leading to widespread outrage.
- Alessandro Bastoni arrived at Malpensa Airport in Milan early Wednesday morning alone and dejected, emerging last from the terminal after his teammates had already departed in waiting cars.
- Gazzetta dello Sport described the red card as "an error that only fuels the debate on Bastoni's state of form," while Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso defended his players, admitting "maybe we could have chased in a better way."
- Hostile receptions are expected in the coming weeks, as Inter Milan defender Bastoni has been jeered in every stadium since the February incident, exacerbating vitriol and abuse on social media.
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Alessandro Bastoni Becomes Target Of Blame After Sending-Off In Italy’s FIFA World Cup Collapse
Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni’s straight red against Bosnia and Herzegovina left Italy with 10 men in their playoff defeat, making him the face of the Azzurri’s third consecutive FIFA World Cup failure
The Milan Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni was having a bad month even before he became the face of Italy’s most recent failure to qualify for the World Cup. Bastoni had already received regular booing in Italy for his role in an expulsion with Inter, and it is unlikely that the mockery will stop behind his direct red card in Tuesday’s match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Azzurri ended up losing in the prison lot and will miss his third consec…
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Independent EspañolMILAN (AP) — Milan Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni was having a bad month even before becoming the face of Italy's most recent failure to qualify for the World Cup.
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Italy's Bastoni was already facing boos even before getting the blame for latest World Cup failure
Alessandro Bastoni has become the face of Italy’s latest World Cup qualifying failure after a costly red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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