Lecce 0-2 Inter Milan – Italy Defender ‘Stays Focused’ Despite Hostile Atmosphere In Serie A Clash | OneFootball

Alessandro Bastoni delivered a measured and composed performance at Lecce despite facing a hostile crowd throughout the 2-0 Inter Milan victory.

Indeed, Italian media, via L’Interista, largely praised the defender for keeping his focus in difficult circumstances.

The defender arrived at the Via del Mare off the back of a nightmare week following the Derby d’Italia controversy, and faced sustained whistles from the Lecce supporters every time he touched the ball.

It would have been easy to crumble under the pressure.

However, Bastoni refused to let the atmosphere affect his game.

Lecce 0-2 Inter Milan – Media Praise Composed Bastoni

MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 26: Alessandro Bastoni of FC Internazionale Milano runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Atletico de Madrid and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadio Metropolitano on November 26, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Gazzetta dello Sport rewarded his mental strength explicitly, writing that they were “rewarding his steady nerves” after he was “whistled at every touch but avoided the trap, stayed on task and made no errors.”

TMW were equally impressed, noting that after a week from hell he needed “more than one deep breath to stay calm and play as he knows how, in man-marking he is a giant.”

Three outlets handed him a 6.5 while Tuttosport and L’Interista were slightly more reserved at 6.

Reflecting a solid if not spectacular evening from a player who deserves credit simply for performing under such unusual pressure.