Roma sporting director Florent Ghisolfi gave an interview to Corriere dello Sport the place he spoke in opposition to the remedy Roma have obtained from Serie A officers.
“This season, Roma has suffered seven refereeing errors acknowledged by the primary nationwide newspapers and tv replays. Regardless of this, the membership has all the time prevented controversy, additionally to keep away from giving the group alibis in a specific technical second.”
“Seven errors in 13 matchdays is simply too many factors misplaced. The issue is one other: in not one of the seven events did the referee resort to video verification. If the episodes had been reviewed by the VAR, the ultimate outcomes would nearly actually have been completely different.”
“Solely as soon as did Roma wish to present their disappointment, within the post-match in Monza the place the harm was very evident and the place Monza itself had raised the stress by criticizing the selection of a referee from Rome.”
“We now not settle for this kind of error and ask to be revered by the refereeing class and the establishments, particularly in a historic interval during which any oversights may be “remedied” by know-how.”
“We wish to play the soccer of our time, not that of absolute subjectivity, and we imagine that the protocol should be up to date and made unassailable.”
“I additionally underline that Roma has all the time been collaborative with the AIA and the referee designator Rocchi, even within the normal conferences which can be held yearly. We now have tried to hearken to their causes, even when we don’t agree with a few of their public positions, by no means censored by the identical physique.”
“I arrived just a few months in the past, however I’ve refreshed my information of American administration. We solely care about ourselves and hope that, being good, intelligent and infrequently silent, somebody is not going to have enjoyable strolling throughout us…”
“The membership believes it should defend its picture and that of its members by safeguarding the pursuits of the followers, who’re all the time on the entrance line and fill the Olimpico. Refereeing errors and malfunctions of this magnitude threat compromising a complete season and inflicting critical financial harm.”
“It is vitally possible that Italy might have 5 locations within the Champions League this season too and, web of the errors made by the group, a distinct remedy would have had a much less impactful affect on the standings.”
“I’ll provide you with an instance that Roma followers have by no means forgotten: what would have occurred to Roma and the membership’s coffers if referee Taylor had awarded that clear penalty for Fernando’s handball? That mistake modified our historical past and our current.”
“If the sport had been performed yesterday in Budapest, the response of the homeowners would have been very completely different, exactly as a result of over time they’ve matured the notice that silence, moderation and magnificence don’t all the time repay.”
“With out that mistake, Roma would in all probability have another European title, and it could have been the primary Europa League in its historical past, it could have performed the European Tremendous Cup remaining and, above all, it could have returned to the Champions League, with financial revenues undoubtedly larger than these assured by the Europa League in 23/24.”
“The Friedkins aren’t afraid of dissent and know how one can take duty. They didn’t admire it, in fact… The intention is to enhance the group already in January, the constraints of the settlement settlement are now not so penalizing. I feel it was already understood in the summertime.”
“Individuals don’t understand how a lot ardour the Friedkins have for Roma, their involvement is unbelievable. I hear from them on daily basis, they wish to know all the pieces and intimately.”
“They’ve invested assets, time and themselves to remain a very long time and get probably the most. The brand new stadium isn’t a speculation, however a concrete and great venture. Now they ask to obtain honest remedy and the eye that is because of everybody, nobody excluded.”
“The truth is that Roma is simply asking for equity, uniformity, justice, extra VAR.”