Italian players had to laugh at teammate Ciro Immobile’s act against Belgium | European Football Championship

sport">Nicolo Barella gave the Italians the lead against the Belgians after half an hour. Immobile, who had barely touched a ball for an entire match, had fallen to the ground a few seconds earlier after a duel with Jan Vertonghen. The Lazio striker moaned in pain, but that turned out to be pure comedia dell’arte to be. After Barella shot the 1-0 on the scoreboard, Immobile suddenly shot up.

sport">He glanced around to make sure no one had seen his play and walked over to his teammates, laughing. The images then went around like wildfire on social media.

sport">“Those are things that happen on the field,” Leonardo Bonucci defended his compatriot. “He had felt something in his ankle, but then the joy eased his pain. Ciro is a great and correct person. We’ve heard the criticism and don’t think about it anymore. We did laugh at him.”

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