As soon as once more, using VAR and, extra usually, refereeing choices are the reason for heated debates in Serie A. This time, probably the most contested episode is the penalty awarded to Torino within the match in opposition to Milan.
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Within the 83rd minute, the Torino crew was awarded the penalty, transformed by Vlasic for the ultimate 2-3, as a result of a contact between Pavlovic and Simeone.
The defender’s hand to the face was there, however referee Fourneau didn’t discover it at first and solely after being referred to as by VAR did he determine to award the penalty. Nonetheless, doubts stay in regards to the depth of the contact and thus the validity of the choice concerning the intervention protocol.
Massimiliano Allegri’s harsh phrases on the sidelines had been additionally notable, though he softened his stance within the convention: “I attempt to keep calm… however this makes me lose the desire. I am going to cease teaching…”
Marelli: “We’ll by no means get out of this, subjective depth”
That is Luca Marelli’s opinion on DAZN:
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“An episode that Fourneau most likely did not even see. He was referred to as for a slap to the face thought of reckless, a lot in order that Pavlovic was booked. It was assessed that the blow was resembling to forestall Simeone from taking part within the motion. It remembers the Parisi-Gimenez episode in Milan-Fiorentina.
At Open VAR, we had been advised that the contact was nicely evaluated by the sphere referee and the VAR shouldn’t have intervened. At this time, VAR Nasca and AVAR Maresca most likely detected a unique depth within the episode. However we stay with the same old drawback: depth is subjective and we’ll by no means get out of it. Soccer is a contact sport and depth can by no means be fully eradicated.”
Calvarese: “Now VAR is pure randomness”
Gian Paolo Calvarese’s opinion is even harsher:
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“A few months in the past, the sphere resolution would have remained, however now nothing is obvious anymore. We do not forget that VAR intervention ought to solely happen within the case of a grave and apparent error with equally clear and apparent pictures. We have now 5-6 cameras, however we solely have pictures exhibiting Simeone from behind and none exhibiting the hand contact on the face. The contact is inferred, however its depth can’t be assessed. At this time, the intervention threshold appears a matter of pure randomness, linked to the subjective interpretation of the VAR.”
La Gazzetta dello Sport shares the identical view, giving Fourneau a rating of 5.5 of their rankings, highlighting how the referee “noticed nicely within the two unintended blows by Ismajili, however not in Pavlovic’s penalty slap”.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.