Inter Milan Defensive Duo Flop Vs Bosnia & Herzegovina As Italy Miss Out On Third Consecutive FIFA World Cup | OneFootball

Federico Dimarco and Alessandro Bastoni failed to meet expectations in Bosnia & Herzegovina’s shocking win over Italy last night.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInterNews, Nicolo Barella was the only Inter Milan star to live up to the billing in Zenica.

Italy have failed to qualify for a third consecutive FIFA World Cup as Bosnia beat them on penalties in the playoff final.

Therefore, the Azzurri have hit their lowest point, missing out on three successive tournaments for the first time in the nation’s history.

Although it hurts to admit, Alessandro Bastoni emerged as the main culprit of Italy’s fiasco at Bilino Polje.

Bastoni & Dimarco Falter as Italy Miss Out on FIFA World Cup

Bastoni took a huge gamble at the end of the first half, and it didn’t pay off.

Indeed, as the last man of the defense, he made a risky tackle on Amar Memic but failed to catch the ball.

As a result, referee Clement Turpin had no choice but to send off the Nerazzurri stalwart.

Reduced to ten men, Gennaro Gattuso’s side fought tooth and nail to protect their lead.

However, Dimarco’s defensive shortcomings came to the fore in the second half.

The star wingback was slow to close down Amar Dedic in the build-up to Haris Tabakovic’s equalizer.