Naples footballer Gennaro Gattuso, complaining after Wednesday’s league match at Inter Milan, that only in Italy can a team captain be expelled using vulgar expressions to the referee. Naples lost in the 12th round of the round 0: 1 after Inter striker Romelu Lukaku converted a penalty in the 73rd minute and shortly before that, Judge Davide Massa awarded the red card to guest captain Lorenzo Insigne.
Naples football coach Gennaro Gattuso
Alberto Lingria, Reuters
“This only happens in Italy. The captain of Naples cannot be ruled out for cursing the referee after a doubtful penalty,” Gattuso told Sky Italia.
“We play football, a bad word can slip out. But only in Italy are players excluded because of that,” added the former long-time football player AC Milan.
AC Milan lost points with Janov, Barák did not finish after the foul
Inter’s victory ended Naples’ six-match invincibility in competitive matches. Juventus Turin took third place in the SSC, with Naples losing a point.
Inter remains second, but after the draw of the leader of the AC Milan 2: 2 competition on the Genoa field, his city rival is only one point behind him.
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