Inter President Beppe Marotta gave a blunt response when requested for his views on Antonio Conte’s newest feedback on refereeing in Serie A, because the disagreement between the Nerazzurri govt and Partenopei head coach continues.
Marotta and Conte have been feuding because the Serie A match between their two sides, which led to on the finish of October.
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Inter and Marotta have argued that Napoli shouldn’t have been awarded a penalty 5 minutes earlier than the tip of the primary half when the 2 groups met in October.
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 25: Lautaro Martinez and Nicolò Barella of FC Internazionale protest with referee Maurizio Marian throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 25, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
Giovanni Di Lorenzo discovered himself within the penalty space and went down beneath the problem of Henrikh Mikhtaryan. Some argue, nevertheless, that Di Lorenzo was in search of the contact, and that Mkhitaryan didn’t make any intentional strikes in direction of the Napoli captain, and that the penalty shouldn’t have been given.
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Referee Maurizio Mariani didn’t initially sign for a penalty, however later modified his thoughts upon the advice of his assistant referee, Daniele Bindoni.
Inter despatched their membership President, Marotta, out , as a substitute of head coach Cristian Chivu. Marotta claimed that: “The penalty was decisive to shift the steadiness of the sport.
FLORENCE, ITALY – JANUARY 29: Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta throughout the “Panchina d’Oro” award season 2022/2023 at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on January 29, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
“It got here from an analysis made by the assistant referee. It’s clear the referee was within the excellent place to guage, he considered it and turned away, then blew the whistle eight seconds later.”
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: “We stay hopeful that the moaning just isn’t influencing Rocchi and the referees. When Presidents arrive to talk to the media, they suppose that they’re sending a powerful message and influencing the narrative. We’re not right here to whine, however we’re not silly both.”
Conte and Marotta nonetheless arguing not directly
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Como 1907 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
Conte was once more requested concerning the refereeing in Serie A throughout on Monday night.
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He mentioned that: “The second you begin mentioning referees, even barely, and lift a problem, they get confused.
“You’ve seen it. As quickly as somebody spoke up, all hell broke unfastened. All the things occurred and extra. Let’s not speak about referees, or we’ll confuse them even additional. It’s a disgrace as a result of typically you see the system isn’t constructed on stable foundations. On the first gust of wind, when somebody tried to talk as much as enhance Italian soccer, take a look at what occurs.”
Marotta, talking on the Lega Serie A meeting on Monday, was requested what he manufactured from Conte’s feedback. He “I don’t need to reply that.
“He’s free to say sure issues. If there’s respect and democracy, everyone seems to be free to precise their very own convictions. It’s all effective.”