Moment Pitch Steward Mistakes Italy's Leonardo Bonucci For A Fan Goes Viral

That moment when a steward confused Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci with a fan trying to sneak onto the pitch has gone viral. Italy's players were celebrating with their fans following their country's penalty shootout victory over Spain in the first semi final of Euro 2020 last night.

However, amidst all the celebrating and pandemonium, a steward's blunder of mistaking Leonardo Bonucci for an Italian supporter has now gone viral. 

Following Italy's victory, Bonucci along with the rest of the Italian players rushed towards their fans at Wembley Stadium. Stewards had stepped in to ensure the safety of supporters and fans alike. 

As Bonnuci approached the fans, a steward stopped him as they thought he was a supporter invading the pitch. 

A bemused Bonucci looked at her with shock and confusion. 

Check it out below. 

When the steward thought Bonucci was a fan trying to get back onto the pitch 🤣#ITAESP #Euro2020 pic.twitter.com/SJ4QjmNMcm

— Sam Huxley (@samhuxley) July 6, 2021

"lol proper baffled"

This incident as you can imagine did not go unnoticed with online users.

One wrote, "No surprise here, the stewards are always facing the crowd and with their backs towards the players, so how could she recognize a player". 

When the steward thought Bonucci was a fan trying to get back onto the pitch 🤣#ITAESP #Euro2020 pic.twitter.com/SJ4QjmNMcm

— Sam Huxley (@samhuxley) July 6, 2021

"He was like ‘do u know who I am’ lol proper baffled", another wrote. 

That moment when a steward thought Leonardo Bonucci was a fan trying to enter the pitch 🤣#ITAESP #EURO2020 https://t.co/nSfoLJsGVH

— DW Sports (@dw_sports) July 6, 2021

Italy will play the winners of England versus Denmark in the other semi final which takes place tonight at Wembley Stadium (kick off 8pm).