Bosnia & Herzergovina Captain Defends Inter Milan & Italy Star After Foolish Celebration Went Viral: “Told Me He Didn’t Want To Offend Anyone” | OneFootball

Bosnia & Herzegovina captain Edin Dzeko came to the defense of Federico Dimarco after his foolish celebration went viral on social media.

During today’s press conference, the former Inter Milan striker took stock of Dimarco’s absurd behavior, as reported by FCInterNews.

Cameras caught Federico Dimarco celebrating Bosnia’s win over Wales in their 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff semi-final tie on Thursday.

Furthermore, DAZN made an honest mistake in the build-up to tomorrow night’s ‘make or break’ showdown between Italy and Bosnia.

In a slip-up that quickly went viral, DAZN confused Bosnia with Serbia in their Twitter/X post.

Although they took it down and issued a correction, the blunder is likely to fire up Sergej Barbarez’s side ahead of the game.

Indeed, Bosnian outlet N1 caught DAZN’s error and highlighted it across social media, ensuring fans and players alike are well aware of the mix-up.

Bosnia Icon Edin Dzeko Defends Italy Star Federico Dimarco After Blunder Went Viral

Seeking their first World Cup qualification since 2014, Bosnia will face Italy in Zenica in a playoff final tomorrow night.

Meanwhile, the Italians will be desperate to avoid the ignominy of missing out on three consecutive tournaments for the first time.

“We all saw what happened,” Dzeko said. “I honestly say it’s completely normal. As I said before, we all have our preferences. Maybe mine was not to play against Italy in this final.

“I can’t celebrate because I’m playing against them. But, obviously, today we have to be careful – on social media, everything becomes normal and gets blown out of proportion like this.

“We saw it. Italy didn’t want to play in Wales, but we went there and we won. I don’t understand why Italy should be afraid of us or Wales, maybe something isn’t working.

“They have a lot at stake after losing two World Cups. Maybe they’re afraid.”

Finally, Edin Dzeko confirmed that Dimarco texted him to apologize and explain his mindless gesture.

“He wrote to me saying he didn’t want to offend anyone, and I replied, ‘What are you talking about? No problem.’”