“You don’t have to go back.” Sudtirol does not call him for the trip to Puglia- Corriere.it

“You don’t have to go back to Bari”. And Sudtirol, in order to prevent any kind of public order problem, took literally the threats of the Bari fans addressed to the defender Andrea Masiello
. The reason is very specific, but you have to refresh your memory by going back to over eleven years ago. It was May 15, 2011, at the San Nicola di Bari the Apulian derby between the hosts and Lecce was scheduled. Bari was already relegated, Lecce had to win to continue hoping for salvation (which will then be achieved). The Giallorossi will win, thanks to a goal from Jeda at the opening of the second half and… Masiello. Who, however, was playing in Bari: the defender scored a sensational, daring own goal in his own goal, which almost seemed voluntary.

And if you think badly, you often get it right: shortly after, in fact, Masiello ended up at the center of the investigation relating to football betting. Sports justice imposed a disqualification of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days. Then the defender returned to play wearing the Atalanta shirt.
“I did that own goal for money – confessed Masiello in a note sent to the prosecutor in March 2012, despite having repeatedly denied any accusation -, I took advantage of an opportunity that came before me to be able to definitively crystallize the outcome of defeat for Bari ».

From that own goal, Masiello would have earned about 50,000 euros
. Making an own goal, purposely, especially in a derby: things that a fan struggles to forgive, beyond the threats (always wrong). That’s why Masiello won’t go to Bari.