On one hand, Moise Kean, the striker for Fiorentina and the Italian national team, the protagonist of a negative season culminating with the mistake in Bosnia that could have sent Italy to the World Cup at the start of the second half. On the other hand, Kristian Pengwin, one of the influencers with 1 million followers on IG, and the result is a controversy on social media.
Everything started a few days after Italy's elimination from this year's World Cup. It was April 3rd when Pengwin received a direct message on Instagram from Moise Kean.
'You talk a bit too much...' was the striker's accusation. 'What are you referring to?' was the reply from the tipster to whom the Fiorentina footballer responded in this way: 'You know what I'm talking about, watch your mouth, otherwise I'll do it, see and do,' a phrase that shows the footballer's nervousness and Pengwin who continued the conversation: 'Bro, talk to me properly because we're not singing here, if you have problems write to me. Did you get offended by the comment after the match against Bosnia?'
And for a few days it seemed that this conversation ended there.
But after a week, Kean attacked again and in the evening replied to Pengwin this time proposing a clarifying meeting. 'Bro, let's meet and settle it there, I'm a man of few words. I don't stay to write to you and waste time with a commentator, let's meet and settle it there' was Kean's response.
But Pengwin interpreted it as a provocation and posted the entire conversation in an Instastory raising the question: 'Are these the values of Italian football?' and then with a video in another post he added the dose: 'Have we really reached this point? A Serie A footballer who seeks to intimidate with arrogance and a sense of superiority? I'm speechless, but Moise got everything wrong,' said Pengwin who then addressed the footballer: "I come from hunger, from the acid of the pools that burned my knees and life taught me that respect comes before money, fame, and everything else. Reflect. This way does not belong to me and should not belong to any footballer who, despite poor results, currently represents my country. But if these are the values of the one who represents us, I begin to better understand the reason why we only watch the World Cup with binoculars."