The meeting could, or should have, been stopped. This Sunday, during the Serie A match between Cremonese and Inter Milan, the local goalkeeper Emil Audero was hit by a firecracker thrown by Milan supporters. While at the penalty spot in the 49th minute, the Indonesian international collapsed after being hit by the object. Lying down, he complained of ear pain.
🤬SHAME ON ZINI🤬
‼️A firecracker is thrown from the Inter fans’ sector #Audero: the object explodes a handful of centimeters from the goalkeeper #Cremonesecollapsed to the ground stunned…😰
😤Referee, players#Inter and not only did they run to Audero looking… pic.twitter.com/yMtFhRuNze
— calciomercato.it (@calciomercatoit) February 1, 2026
The match was inevitably stopped for a few moments. Several Inter players, including Lautaro Martinez and Alessandro Bastoni, took the opportunity to demand calm from their supporters. Milan coach Cristian Chivu also appeared very unhappy. An investigation was opened by the authorities.
A “foolish gesture”
Despite the shock and pain, Emil Audero resumed his place between the cages and the referee was able to restart the match. His team, however, was unable to reverse the trend and lost after goals in the first half from Lautaro Martinez and Piotr Zielinski (0-2).
After the meeting, Inter Milan president Giuseppe Marotta was keen to return to this event, calling it a “insane gesture”. “This is a situation that I have never experienced in my entire career. A blatant act of unsportsmanship, he continued. This may be an isolated incident, but we are awaiting the results. All supporters share our opinion, we have a duty to educate and prevent such incidents. We condemn this unacceptable gesture and thank Audero for his professionalism, thanks to which this match was able to end. »
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