Adinolfi praises the Argentine insults against the Dutch and controversy explodes on the web – Corriere.it

24 hours were not enough to appease the controversy, two other world quarter-finals were not enough, a sensational surprise (Morocco), Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit in tears and Kane’s penalty (wrong) which condemned the England versus France. Argentina’s mocking celebration against the Netherlands just beaten on penalties is still controversial, sublimated by a photo that crystallizes Otamendi’s sneer at his opponentsthe haunted face of Di Maria (whose relationship with the Dutch coach Van Gaal had already been at a minimum for some time), the rude exultation of Montiel and Paredes (who half an hour earlier had been one of the causes of the exasperation of the tension with a ball kicked violently against the Dutch bench and which only for one case did not hit anyone in the face).

On social media, a land of confrontation between those who think differently, reactions are almost unanimous in condemnation of Argentina, even if there are those who contextualize the incident by justifying it with the provocations suffered (especially by the momentary 1-2 goal onwards) by the Oranje players, with Dumfries booked and then sent off during the penalties. And there are also those who completely shift the focus of the fight. Mario Adinolfi, journalist, politician and former deputy, for example, commented on the photo on twitter condemning Holland for its social policies: After the continuous provocations of Holland, the land of euthanasia and the first “egalitarian marriage”, of free drugs and women in the shop window, of state suicide even to the detriment of “depressed” kids, I confess that I reacted like the Argentines. The white sky.

After the continuous provocations of Holland, the land of euthanasia and of the first ?egalitarian marriage?, of free drugs and women in the shop window, of state suicide even to the detriment of ?depressed? kids, I confess that I reacted like the Argentinians. The white sky. pic.twitter.com/5LtISKxvzG

— Mario Adinolfi (@marioadinolfi) December 10, 2022

An attempt to justify a gesture that has been indicated by most as the demonstration of a lack of fair play. Throwing it into politics. Probably at that moment the Dutch players, who had put a lost game back on their feet in the last 10 minutes, had resisted strenuously in the half hour of extra time and had broken against the Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on penalties, they had completely different thoughts whirling in their heads. In the locker room they were dead summed up Van Gaal brutally. And Dumfries, in the following hours, having drained the adrenaline and recovered some energy, wrote a message on twitter in which he explained that football is a wonderful sport that brings out a whole series of emotions. Last night she made no difference and it’s part of the game. And then she thanks everyone for the way we fought to the end.

Football is a beautiful sport that brings out all kinds of emotions. Last night was no different and that is part of the game. I want to thank my teammates and staff whom I shared this great journey with. I really appreciate our team spirit and the way we fought till the end? pic.twitter.com/rhBcCWpqRS

— Denzel Dumfries (@DenzelJMD2) December 10, 2022