AC Milan and Inter have been intertwined in a scandal with the ultras of both clubs and with the FIGC’s involvement, it seems there will be fines and suspensions handed out.
The story of the ultras seems to unravel as time continues to pass, and we published a feature on the matter recently looking at the claims and the situations of the ongoing case. Nevertheless, one question has hung over everything.
What effect will it have on the clubs, if any?
Now, with the FIGC involved, it seems that the clubs will soon be punished, and they will not be the only ones, according to Tuttosport (via Pianeta Milan). For both clubs, it seems that fines are to be handed out. The numbers are not stated, although they will not get off with ‘light ones’.
Additionally, there is no suggestion about either Milan or Inter receiving a higher fine.
Now, we must look at other parties of interest: Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco, Javier Zanetti and Simone Inzaghi for Inter, then Davide Calabria for the Rossoneri.
It seems that the two Nerazzurri players ‘risk’ a suspension of 2-3 games from the FIGC, as well as a fine, whereas the situation with the higher pair is ‘more nuanced’.
For Calabria, the situation will be the same, given he met Luca Lucci to discuss the problems of the Diavolo – the risk of a 2-3 game suspension and a fine.
FIGC needs to set an example here. All active players, from both Inter and Milan, that were in any way involved, need to be suspended till the end of the season. Minimum.
If Calabria gets suspended for 2-3 games, as much as I like his person as a true Milanista, I can’t say that I’ll miss him as a player, even though his replacement Emerson is just as bad. Maybe this will encourage the coach to try Musah there. Not exactly a conventional choice but I just can’t imagine that Musah won’t do better than Calabria or Emerson as RB. Terracciano is terrible, Jimenez defensively not much better, Florenzi is injured and Kalulu is gone so we’d have to try Musah as RB. He’s the only decent option left for that position, and maybe as he is young and willing to learn (would have to learn more defense) and has a great work rate, he can evolve into a good RB. At least he is fast and less likely than slow Emerson and slow Calabria to get beaten by fast left wingers which is always a problem for us.
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This said, I support whatever punishment the FIGC finds fitting for this situation (well, except that I wouldn’t want the club to lose points; we are already behind enough and lost points would doom us even more but fortunately there has been no talk of a points sanction). The Ultras have been dominated by criminals and it needs to change.