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10 years of FIFMoretti ashamed at Valencia conduct
Tuesday 6 March, 2007
Valencia defender Emiliano Moretti has dubbed his teammates “indefensible” after the appalling brawl that marred their game with Inter.
“We lost another good opportunity to give an example to the fans. With so much talk of eliminating the hooligans from stadiums, it doesn’t help if we’re the worst of the bunch,” sighed the Italian.
A huge fight broke out on the field after the final whistle in which Nicolas Andre Burdisso had his nose broken by a punch from David Navarro, who had been on the bench.
“At the final whistle I ran to hug Roberto Ayala, but turned and saw 50 people on the field. I couldn’t understand what was happening and tried to separate people, but seeing the images it is absolutely absurd.”
“Navarro is a perfectly normal guy and I really don’t understand what got into him. I am his teammate, but I can’t exactly defend him seeing what he did,” added ex-Parma and Fiorentina defender Moretti.
The ill feeling continued outside the stadium, as fans threw rocks at the Inter team bus.
Valencia qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals on the away goals rule after a 2-2 draw in Milan and the goalless second leg.
“I think it was a very tight tie and we were lucky enough to score at San Siro, but if you look over the two balanced matches, you’ll see there was little between them. It would not have been a disgrace if we had gone out.”
Tuesday 6 March, 2007
Valencia defender Emiliano Moretti has dubbed his teammates “indefensible” after the appalling brawl that marred their game with Inter.
“We lost another good opportunity to give an example to the fans. With so much talk of eliminating the hooligans from stadiums, it doesn’t help if we’re the worst of the bunch,” sighed the Italian.
A huge fight broke out on the field after the final whistle in which Nicolas Andre Burdisso had his nose broken by a punch from David Navarro, who had been on the bench.
“At the final whistle I ran to hug Roberto Ayala, but turned and saw 50 people on the field. I couldn’t understand what was happening and tried to separate people, but seeing the images it is absolutely absurd.”
“Navarro is a perfectly normal guy and I really don’t understand what got into him. I am his teammate, but I can’t exactly defend him seeing what he did,” added ex-Parma and Fiorentina defender Moretti.
The ill feeling continued outside the stadium, as fans threw rocks at the Inter team bus.
Valencia qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals on the away goals rule after a 2-2 draw in Milan and the goalless second leg.
“I think it was a very tight tie and we were lucky enough to score at San Siro, but if you look over the two balanced matches, you’ll see there was little between them. It would not have been a disgrace if we had gone out.”
now that would be something..
