Alessandro Bastoni was deemed to have fouled Florian Wirtz (Image: 2025 Giuseppe Cottini)

The decision to award Liverpool a penalty against Inter Milan in the 1-0 win at the San Siro has been derided by sections of the Italian press. Arne Slot's side were awarded the spot kick with just two minutes remaining after Alessandro Bastoni was penalised for pulling at Florian Wirtz's shirt .

Several Italian outlets have since slammed the call made by referee Felix Zwayer, who consulted the VAR monitor before making his decision. Dominik Szoboszlai stepped up to coolly seal the slim victory, sending the Reds up to eighth in the league phase standings.

Contact appeared minimal between Bastoni and Wirtz. Reds defender Andy Robertson told Amazon Prime after the game that while the "p

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