Luciano Spalletti has criticised Inter head coach Cristian Chivu after his feedback on Pierre Kalulu following the eventful Derby d’Italia in Serie A over the weekend, however has defended Alessandro Bastoni regardless of his function in getting the Juventus man despatched off.
Inter beat Juventus 3-2 in a fiery Derby d’Italia in Serie A over the weekend in a sport that was not with out its controversies. Most notably, for a second bookable offence within the forty second minute.
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Newspapers in Italy described the primary reserving as harsh, and claimed that the second was ‘absurd’ and ‘non-existent’.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 14: Pierre Kalulu of Juventus reacts as he walks off after being despatched off by Referee Federico La Penna (not pictured) for a second yellow card offence through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Juventus FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
That’s as a result of Inter’s Bastoni was adjudged to have dived with the intention to get Kalulu despatched off. Nevertheless, as this was a second yellow card incident and never a straight pink card, VAR was not capable of intervene.
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, Bastoni is not going to face retrospective punishment even supposing he was additionally carrying a yellow card on the time and would have been despatched off had referee Federico La Penna proven him a second yellow card as a substitute.
Spalletti feedback on Inter 3-2 Juventus controversies
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 14: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Juventus FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
The Juventus camp have been enraged on the resolution to ship Kalulu off. Spalletti together with Juventus CEO Damien Comolli have been seen within the tunnel after full-time.
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The Bianconeri despatched Comolli and director Giorgio Chiellini to speak to the press after full-time over the weekend, which signifies that Spalletti didn’t have the chance to provide his ideas instantly after the Inter match.
Spalletti was lastly capable of share his opinions on the matter throughout his pre-match press convention forward of Juventus’s Champions League play-off match in opposition to Galatasaray on Monday night.
Spalletti was not greatest happy about Chivu’s resolution to criticise Kalulu throughout his post-match interview.
: “I believe it’s a mild contact, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a contact. Once I handled comparable conditions within the Champions League, I advised my gamers to not put themselves in a scenario the place they drive the referee to make the decision.
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“Even when it’s mild, and we’ve to confess it’s a mild contact, my participant nonetheless felt the contact and was working at full velocity. Kalulu is an skilled participant and he should know that in these conditions, you retain your arms to your self.”
MONZA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 04: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, seems to be on previous to the Coppa Italia Quarter-Remaining match between FC Internazionale and Torino at U-Energy Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Giving his response on Monday night, Spalletti : “I don’t need to converse over the phrases of Elkann and the administrators. I can say that Pierre is an efficient man, a good particular person and the truth that he needed to take a dig from an opposition coach is one thing I by no means anticipated.
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“This could put me ready to speak about Inter’s gamers and I don’t need to try this.
“Simulation is an offence to soccer and what I’ve to do is increase the workforce to a stage the place simulation doesn’t permit others to find out video games for us. What occurs isn’t necessary, however what you do when one thing occurs to you is. We would have liked to reverse the scenario.
“We have now to enhance if we don’t need to concede that purpose there, and we needed to go and rating once more instantly afterwards. These are exams of maturity. Tomorrow might be a take a look at of our maturity.”
There have been some calls after the Inter vs. Juventus match that Bastoni ought to be dropped from the Italy nationwide workforce squad on account of his unsportsmanlike behaviour.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 16: Alessandro Bastoni of Italy warms up previous to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Norway at San Siro Stadium on November 16, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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As the previous head coach of the Italy nationwide workforce, Spalletti was requested for his opinion on that thought.
He got here out in defence of Bastoni, arguing that it might not be the suitable resolution to drop him from the Italy squad: “Completely, Gattuso needs to be free to name up whoever he needs. Sadly, I’m now not CT and I’ll go away that scenario with him. We have now a robust coach, we’ve to go away him to be free to do what he needs.”