🎥 Bonucci clatters Houghton, social media erupts 🤬, photo: "She’s still alive!" | OneFootball

Leonardo Bonucci doesn’t look anyone in the face. The former center-back for the National Team and Juventus took to the field last night in a charity exhibition organized by Soccer Aid, a tournament in which stars and legends from the world of football participate every year with the aim of raising funds for UNICEF.

Well, among the former players was also “our” Bonucci, who became the protagonist of an episode that sparked quite a bit of debate on social media.

The class of ’87, in fact, during the match at Old Trafford, found himself having to defend against the former captain of the English National Team, Steph Houghton, who was through on goal. “No prisoners are taken on the pitch” is one of the most used phrases to justify a tough tackle, and it seems to fit this case perfectly.

A direct, but clean, challenge to win back possession and start a counterattack with the ball at his feet. Unfortunately, Houghton remained on the ground in pain. Medical staff had to intervene from the sidelines for her, a detail that brought a wave of criticism down on Bonucci on social media. “It’s just a friendly,” “He should have gone easier since it was a woman,” were just two of the many comments posted on X.

It was Leonardo himself who put an end to all the controversy, posting a photo with Houghton taken after the match on his Instagram profile, with an ironic comment: “She’s still alive!!!”

All’s well that ends well, as the saying goes!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.