Former referee Andrea De Marco analyses the assorted controversial incidents in AC Milan 2-2 Sassuolo, giving the official verdict on the place the officers went proper and improper in that recreation.
De Marco was the official attending this week’s version of DAZN Italia present Open VAR, the place the footage and audio of the conversations between Video Assistant Referees and the person with the whistle are aired.
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Milan 2-2 Sassuolo controversial conditions
MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Referee Davide Crezzini gestures through the Serie A match between AC Milan and US Sassuolo Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on December 14, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
There have been penalty appeals from Sassuolo for Strahinja Pavlovic’s coming along with Walid Cheddira.
“On this case, the referee did very effectively to guage the scenario within the second,”
“Prontera and Maresca within the VAR room additionally did effectively, as a result of as you’ll be able to see from the digicam overhead, Pavlovic continues his run, whereas Cheddira doesn’t management the ball, as a substitute pushing his leg out to run into his opponent.”
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One other incident that created extra points was the referee blowing the whistle too early when he thought Ruben Loftus-Cheek had pushed Fali Cande, that means that when Christian Pulisic put the ball within the web, it was disallowed.
“On this case, the referee blows for a foul, the Milan participant does put his palms on the Sassuolo participant’s again, however the depth of the push needs to be evaluated,” defined De Marco.
“VAR can not intervene, however contemplating the parameters we’re setting for fouls this yr, this can’t be thought-about a foul, and the aim ought to’ve been allowed to face.”
If the referee has already blown the whistle, then the motion has stopped and VAR can not intervene.