The maverick who led to the temporary suspension of Cremonese-Inter has been identified and who also injured himself by handling a second blow. Curva closure risk for the Nerazzurri
A dull, violent bang. Then from the thick, almost gelatinous smoke, a figure dressed in yellow emerges. On the ground, lying, as if hit by a bullet at the range. Instead it was hit by the shock wave of a firecracker, which rained straight from the section of Inter fans. Cremonese goalkeeper Emil Audero touches his ear, stunned and in disbelief. The second half has just begun, the match is already headed towards the most obvious result, when a pall of silence that smells of panic descends on the Zini stadium. They all run towards the home team’s area. Dimarco, Baschirotto, Lautaro. Chivu too, to make sure of the goalkeeper’s condition and to try to calm the curve. Akanji, who played in the Premier League and is not used to certain scenes, shakes his head at the indistinct magma of cowardice. Why?
STANDING
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The thought circulates quickly: now Nicola is forced to replace Audero and the 0-2 quickly gained on the pitch becomes 3-0 by default. But Audero gets up. He has a wound on his thigh and his right ear is ringing. But he doesn’t even think for a second about asking for a change. He wants to continue. And he will do it until the end, proudly. A behavior that does not depend only on his recent past at Inter – he played 4 games in the championship which ended with the star’s Scudetto – but on a question of style. Edoardo Bove had done something similar years ago, hit by a bottle thrown by Lazio fans during a derby: already replaced, he didn’t bat an eyelid and walked calmly towards the changing rooms. The classroom is not water, in every sense.
CAUGHT
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The fan who threw the firecracker proved to be much less of a man, in the sense of humanity. Apparently the police have already managed to identify him because in carrying out his stupid act the person responsible lost three fingers and was hospitalized. He will be arrested. Sunday, however, was turbulent until the end: at the Cremona station, waiting for the 9.30pm regional train, there were moments of tension between the ultras and the police, with several people getting onto the tracks to avoid the crowd and quite a scare for travelers who were not involved in the match.
CONSEQUENCES
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What will happen on the sporting front? The element that saves Inter is precisely Audero’s behavior: since the episode did not affect the progress of the match, the result of 0-2 will be approved. However, the company will have to pay a very heavy fine, according to the principle of strict liability. And the fans will be punished with a harsh sanction, not necessarily limited to the ban on away games that has affected other curves: the Curva Nord of San Siro could also be closed for one or more matches.
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