The national team coach, Luciano Spalletti, addressed the controversial issue involving Francesco Acerbi, defender of theInter, accused of racism for an episode against Juan Jesus during the match against Napoli: "We have a statement, my thoughts are in there. I would never want to find myself in this position, but we have a responsibility for a sport that is so important to our nation."
"We have to act, even if we have some things to clarify.
From what Francesco told me, it's not an episode of racism. I would like to defend the players for the things that are attributed to them.", declared Spalletti.
The coach highlighted the importance of being careful about what you say and do, especially when you're part of the national team.
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"It's a huge disappointment to have to make decisions about these incidents here. Even when we report an incident like this, we must be careful if we have suffered it in a sensational manner.
Now we have put Acerbi in difficulty, for us he is an important player. We are sorry not to have him from a human point of view.
From what he has shown us, he is a great professional.", concluded Spalletti.
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