Adriano Suspended For Phantom Punch
Total Pro Sports- Brazilian soccer star Adriano, for Inter Milan, has been suspended 3 games for punching Daniele Gastadello of Sampdoria. When I first heard this news I assumed that the punishment fit the crime. After I watched the video, I realized this was not the case at all.
Adriano barely touches the guy and he flops to the ground like he has just been shot in the stomach. I know soccer players are notorious for their acting performances on the pitch, but this is a little extreme. During the course of a game it is hard for the refs to see the severity of a players actions, so sometimes in game penalties are assessed when they shouldn't be. This was a foul, but no chance he should be suspended for 3 games.
It seems like the people who run Seria A have been taking advice from the NHL on how to penalize their players. If it were up to me I would suspend Daniele Gastadello, which would teach him to stay as his feet. Maybe, Gastadello wants to pursue a career in acting because that was an Oscar caliber performance.
He should play in the NBA
What a joke soccer is, I played soccer my whole life and I never took a dive like that. Are you surprised look which league it is the Serie A training camps consist drama classes and indoor swimming and diving lessons.
wow that defender should get an Oscar
I think all soccer players are the biggest babies in the world
Hey DanD, did you actually watch the game?
This game was chippy right from the start. Just prior to this, Gastadello gave Adrianno a hard slide tackle, and Adrianno was looking to retaliate, Adrianno punched him right in the gut, it was not phantom punch. The minute they showed it on replay, I knew he would get suspended.
I have even watched this replay and it is evident that he upper cuts him right in the gut.
I understand that soccer players have a reputation for diving, but in this instance, he was not faking. No stretcher came out, and he was quickly on his feet. Bottom line, Adrianno deserves to be suspended, it was a stupid retaliation.
Oh your right it is there I missed that the first time. Ya I guess that deserves a suspension. Adrianno was quick with that body shot he should challenge “Sugar” Shane to a fight.
Like Ron said, it was a chippy game from the beginning, and Adriano looked like he wasn’t appreciating the treatment given by the Sampdoria players over the course of the game. We’ll never really know how hard he hit him, but if you watched the entire game, you know the intent was there.