Gianluca Mancini and the punch to Afena Gyan. The Ghanaian Consul: “Roma’s shirt is dirty”

“Gianluca Mancini Roma’s shirt gets dirty”. The fiery phrase of the Honorary Consul – Massimiliano Colasuonno TariconeNot Michael Caine – agitate the extra time of Roma-Cremonese, which actually ended on Wednesday 1 February after 90 minutes plus added time, with the sensational 2-1 for the guests, last in the Serie A standings but capable of reaching the Cup semi-finals Italy, first eliminating Napoli and then, precisely, the giallorossi.

The Consul of Ghana: “I love these colors, certain behaviors make me angry”

The Consul of Ghana in Italy delivered his outburst to Twitter. First in Italian: “I’ve always loved these colors, Mancini’s behavior makes me angry. What he did makes the Roma shirt dirty and has nothing to do with sport: I can’t find a difference between a buh and what I’ve seen over the past year , thus betraying the mission of the company which instead has other values”. And then in English: “I feel outraged both as a Ghanaian and as a Roma fan, betrayed by a single player who does not represent the high values ​​of respect that the club has and in which it has always invested. Forza Roma”.

Mancini’s punch to Afena Gyan caught by the cameras

Colasuonno Taricone refers to what happened during the first half of the Coppa Italia match, in the Tevere grandstand of the Olimpico, with the result still at 0-0. The ball goes out Felix Afena-Gyan and Mancini are in close contact and, a few centimeters from the linesman, the defender of the Italian national team throws a punch on the back of the Ghanaian, his former teammate (he moved from Rome to Cremonese last 29 August).

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Mancini, more sparks with Dessers

The gesture, shown by the cameras but not sanctioned by the referee and his collaborators, bears witness to a very nervous first half by Mancini, who was then replaced by Mourinho in the interval. Also Cyriel Dessers, the Nigerian center forward from Cremonese, complained about a blow received in the area by the Tuscan player. The two were booked after the penalty scored by the guests’ striker, who went to cheer under the Curva Sud, the temple of the most heated Roman fans, causing the opponent’s reaction and a general argument, contained with difficulty by the referee Fabbri .

Mancini, Tirana’s previous player in the Conference League

When the Consul writes “what has been seen for the past year” he is referring to the celebrations on the pitch in Tirana, after the Conference League final won by Roma over Feyenoord last May 25, when Dessers was the Dutch team’s centre-forward. Here too the videos bear witness to everything: Mancini and Afena Gyan, medal around their necks, next to each other. The Italian defender first pats his teammate on the cheek, then pushes him away, finally deals him a punch, charging the blow. After the understandable reactions, Mancini posted a short video on Instagram with Afena, on the plane back to Italy: a kiss on the cheek, laughter, the phrase: “My little brother”. As if to say: “Camp jokes, in reality we are great friends”.

The Consul and his Romanist faith

But now the recurrence, which infuriated Colasuonno Taricone. Who, as he wrote on Twitter, is a yellow and red fan. No doubt about it: a photo, posted on 17 June 2020 by the English account of As Roma, immortalizes him while he is giving the president of Ghana an official shirt of the club: on the back, obviously, the number one and the name of the politician, Akufo Addo.