Dietrofront. The Azzurri on Friday against Belgium will kneel in protest against racism unlike what they did with Austria. In reality, the position of the players of our national team is always the same: we will do what the opposing team does. And since the Belgium so far he has always kneeled, the Azzurri will most likely do the same on Friday 2 July at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
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There is no doubt why this choice, which leads to two diametrically opposed solutions, is debatable. Not because the Italians believe that our players National they are not against racism, but because there was a somewhat convoluted communicative choice on the part of the team: The team knelt for solidarity with the opponents and not for the campaign itself, which we do not share. The Austrian players did not kneel and ours remained standing. If those from Belgium do so, ours too will be in solidarity with them.
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Beyond Chiellini’s gaffe for the Nazism slip, instead of racism, and political controversy, with Salvini and Renzi in favor of the freedom of the Azzurri while Enrico Letta was in favor of kneeling, the position of Italy It was just made known by the blue captain: We will bow out of sensitivity and solidarity when the other team does.
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So the risk that someone will think, seeing our players kneel on Friday, that there has been a change from the test on Saturday, which is not. The problem that every gesture has however a meaning. And if not well explained, it risks not being understood.
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June 28, 2021 (change June 28, 2021 | 16:20)
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