Marotta: ‘Bastoni lynching in the media is shameful’
Marotta: ‘Bastoni lynching in the media is shameful’ Inter President Beppe Marotta blasted the ‘shameful lynching in the media’ of Alessandro Bastoni after Italy’s World Cup exit, but did not rule out a sale to Barcelona either. The clash with Roma kicks off at San Siro at 19. 45 UK time (20.
45 CEST). You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog. The Nerazzurri went into the break for international duty with their previous 10-point lead at the top sliced to just six, on a three-match winless streak.
It could be a very positive round for them, as the chasing pack Milan and Napoli go head-to-head on Monday night. Marotta keeps Inter on their toes PISA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Giuseppe Marotta of FC Internazionale looks on prior to the Serie A match between Pisa SC and FC Internazionale at Arena Garibaldi on November 30, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) “There are eight rounds to go, 24 points up for grabs, and that is a lot, but a victory would give us more confidence and security,” Marotta told DAZN Italia.
“There is a head-to-head tomorrow, but I continue to insist it is all to play for, as there are still many games involving the teams fighting against relegation and they are going to be highly-motivated, so anything could still happen. “In every match, you’ve got to fight hard and be very motivated. ” Lautaro Martinez is back in the starting XI for the first time since his calf strain against Bodo/Glimt on February 18, but Carlos Augusto is suspended with Yann Bisseck injured.
ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – MARCH 31: The referee Clèment Turpin shows the red card to Alessandro Bastoni of Italy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) Alessandro Bastoni plays despite the trauma of his red card contributing to Italy’s World Cup play-off failure against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with reports he is in talks for a move to Barcelona. “It is shameful that Bastoni is exposed to this continual lynching in the media, as if he was guilty of who knows what,” noted Marotta.