Inter midfielder Antonio Candreva has started paying the school meal fees for a young girl after finding out she was given tuna and crackers instead of the school's normal lunch of pasta.
The girl - who immigrated to Italy with her family - in question reportedly burst into tears when she received the food and, upon hearing this, Candreva told the mayor: "I'm ready to help the parents pay the canteen."
Despite being seen by most as a kind gesture the BBC has revealed that this generosity has in fact caused political tension in the town of Minerbe, where the issue occurred, as the mayor of the municipality, Andrea Girardi, is in the anti-immigration League.