Mile Svilar and Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini insisted Giorgio Scalvini’s ‘absurd’ Atalanta aim ought to’ve been disallowed, whereas La Dea contested why Gianluca Scamacca’s aim was chalked off.
with Scalvini bundling a nook over the road from six yards after Svilar fumbled.
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The footage was analysed for fairly some time by VAR, however given the all-clear, as if anybody was impeding the Roma goalkeeper, then it was his Roma teammate Devyne Rensch moderately than Scalvini.
Options of handball had been additionally rejected, because it bounced in off his chest.
Atalanta and Roma each livid with referee and VAR
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta scores his staff’s first aim in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
“It is extremely clear for all to see, and it prompts severe doubts on the efficiency of the VAR,”
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“Trying on the footage, that’s an absurd aim to provide contemplating the foundations proper now. It’s not attainable to provide it when taking a look at this. We had been ready for 3 minutes, so seeing that footage, there isn’t a clarification for why it wasn’t disallowed.
“You possibly can’t change the rule each time. There are two causes to disallow it, one is the arm on the goalkeeper, the second is the handball from the participant who scores. It’s completely inexplicable. It’s absurd.”
Svilar himself additionally insisted it was a foul, even after former goalkeeper Walter Zenga within the Sky Sport Italia studio defined to him why the obstacle was brought on by Rensch and never Scalvini.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Mile Svilar of AS Roma reacts in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
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“I perceive that, however I each felt one thing on my arm after which behind my head. In my opinion, when the goalkeeper is touched within the six-yard field, it’s at all times a foul,” mentioned the shot-stopper.
known as the Scalvini incident a “traditional gray space” as a result of “Svilar was impeded by Rensch, however it’s additionally true that Scalvini had each fingers on the goalkeeper’s face earlier than touching the ball. For this, I’d’ve disallowed the aim. There is no such thing as a handball, nonetheless.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta celebrates after scoring together with his teammate Giorgio Scalvini earlier than the aim was disallowed in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
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In the meantime, Atalanta coach Raffaele Palladino confessed he nonetheless didn’t perceive why the second Atalanta aim was disallowed.
Scamacca scored, however following a really lengthy VAR overview, the referee was despatched for the On-Discipline Evaluation and disallowed it for an energetic offside place.
Nevertheless, arguably Scamacca didn’t problem Mario Hermoso to win again the ball after coming from an offside place, as a result of Hermoso’s poor first contact knocked it into the striker’s path.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Mario Hermoso of AS Roma competes for the ball with Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Stability Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
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It’s due to this fact simpler to counsel that Hermoso’s contact put Scamacca again in play and the offside in midfield was irrelevant.
“I’d’ve nonetheless disallowed the aim, as a result of Scamacca took benefit of being in an offside place and actively participated within the transfer,”
Sky Sport Italia pundits, then again,