Refereeing designator Gianluca Rocchi and the audio from the VAR sales space clarify the confusion , which was confirmed even after the On-Discipline Assessment.
DAZN have a weekly present known as Open VAR the place a consultant from the AIA (Italian Affiliation of Referees) feedback on the choices made through the earlier Serie A weekend.
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This contains audio from the conversations within the VAR sales space and with the referee, to analyse how choices have been made in actual time.
An incident that raised eyebrows was in Parma 2-2 Milan, when Marco Di Bello pointed to the spot for an Abdoulaye Ndiaye problem on Alexis Saelemaekers.
Why VAR intervened in Parma vs. AC Milan
PARMA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 08: Rafael Leao of AC Milan scores his group’s second objective through the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AC Milan at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
Usually, the VAR solely suggests an On-Discipline Assessment if there was a “clear and apparent error,” so it’s not usually that the official stands by his unique ruling.
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The VAR insists that “Parma’s Quantity 3 places his foot down and Saelemaekers goes in direction of him” and subsequently recommends the On-Discipline Assessment.
Nevertheless, when Di Bello views the footage, he reiterates “the defender by no means touches the ball, so I verify the penalty.”
When analysing your complete incident, “it’s the right determination and Marco Di Bello made the right analysis, maybe as a result of he’s additionally an excellent VAR and is aware of the process.
“It’s a clear penalty, and subsequently on this case the On-Discipline Assessment is extreme. I can even say that it’s higher to do an additional On-Discipline Assessment fairly than one too few, as a result of the VAR is there to assist the referee, however in the end the referee makes the choice.”
Saelemaekers atterrato nell’space del Parma 👀 Rocchi non ha dubbi: “Decisione corretta” ✅