The Order of Journalists and the Sports Press Union have both written a response to the decision of Inter to cancel their press match conference today ahead of tomorrow's league clash against Fiorentina due to an article in yesterday's paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, according to Italian news outlet ANSA today.
"The respect that the football world proclaims even on the shirts is a serious thing. If it were a game, the pinball machine would have gone into tilt here. Speak immediately to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, because to say that the attitude of Mr. Count coach of Inter is unacceptable, masks the indignation and remains without consequences."
The response continued, condemning the decision.
"We need measures as we had the opportunity to expose speaking in recent days at a seminar of journalists, in the presence of President Gravina. Article 21 of the constitution comes before every law and every federal charter. Not accepting the criticism of the individual would be deplorable in itself, however we speak of a highly esteemed information professional, master of many."
Finally, the note concluded, asking for an apology from Antonio Conte.
"To arrive at the arrogance of wanting to punish the press as a whole, as category discrimination, by cancelling the planned conference without notice with colleagues on the spot, is also an offence to citizens, recipients of information in a democracy, which cannot go unpunished."
"On the one hand we expect formal apologies from Antonio Conte within the post-game interviews, on the other hand we also ask what you think of the behaviour of his millionaire employee in a glorious team like Inter."