Professional footballers are taught to ignore insults and angry shouts from the crowd. You can’t please everyone, and you can’t afford to confront anyone. But even model professionals sometimes forget everything they were taught.Sassuolo star and Italy international Domenico Berardi had to be restrained by police after chasing a supporter who had angrily confronted him on Sunday.Livid Berardi tries to get to the abusive fanIt came in the aftermath of the Serie A side being dumped out of the Coppa Italia by the second-tier club Modena. Despite Berardi netting a penalty, Alessio Dionisi’s side shockingly lost 3-2 to the Serie B outfit.Berardi was NOT happy with a fan after Sassuolo’s loss to Modena in Coppa Italia pic.twitter.com/VnzIlR9SmT— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) August 8, 2022 Despite his status and goal in Sunday’s defeat, one fan overstepped the mark with their confrontation of the star. The angry supporter shouted bad things about Berardi’s family and also mentioned his miss against North Macedonia that took Italy out of contention for the World Cup in Qatar. The winger was so provoked that he jumped over the barrier to chase after the abusive fan. Thankfully, police and two other fans outside the stadium prevented a severe incident.##NAJAVA_MECA_6557546##Berardi has subsequently apologised for the incident by posting a message on Instagram.”I want to apologise for what happened outside the stadium after the game against Modena. We are professionals and, above all, we must be examples for kids. Today I didn’t behave as such. That’s because the things I love the most, such as my wife and my son, were deliberately involved off the pitch, hurting me deeply. I also renew my apologies to the opposing fans.”In this video you can hear one fan bringing up his miss vs Macedonia 😬 pic.twitter.com/58vgeTuvbf— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) August 8, 2022 The incident played out to the backdrop of Berardi’s uncertain future at Sassuolo, for whom he has starred across the past seven seasons. The 28-year-old has bagged 79 goals in 223 appearances for the club, who have established themselves as Serie A regulars.Milan, Juventus, Inter and Fiorentina are among the clubs linked with a move for the guy who contributed 15 goals and 17 assists in 33 Serie A appearances last season.
