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Bologna director Sabatini: Inter Milan striker Martinez dived

Bologna director Walter Sabatini slammed Lautaro Martinez after defeat to Inter Milan.

Sabatini accused Martinez of diving to win the penalty for Inter's 2-1 victory.

“Unfortunately, Bologna lost a game that we did not deserve to lose and we couldn't lose," Sabatini told Sky Sport Italia.

“We were not given a free kick for a foul on Rodrigo Palacio right on the edge of the box. We'd have seen out the game from that. Moments later, Inter got their penalty, which was risible. You can't give a penalty for that.

Lautaro Martinez is an excellent striker, but I see he is learning the old tricks of the trade already. He seeks the contact, Orsolini barely grazes him and he goes down. If we want to use non-technical language, it was divish."

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