During the highly anticipated Milan-Inter derby, Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni was met with a chorus of boos from the crowd at San Siro, particularly during his first touches of the ball. Initially, as the teams warmed up and the line-ups were announced, the reception was fairly muted but quickly escalated once the game started. The tension peaked when Bastoni approached his goalkeeper to take a goal kick, at which point the boos grew loud and aggressive, suggesting that the animosity towards him was substantial and widespread, excluding only the north end of the stadium which presumably supported Inter.