Chaos and controversy surrounding the referees. The nineteenth spherical of Serie A is marked by controversial refereeing incidents which have significantly sparked the anger of Napoli and Lazio.
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Napoli-Verona and Lazio-Fiorentina have turn out to be emblematic instances of a matchday stuffed with incidents, penalties, and disallowed targets which have fueled protests and the anger of the 2 golf equipment.
The post-match was certainly characterised by controversies and analyses of the occasions that determined the 2 matches, each ending in a 2-2 draw.
🧨 “Does Hojlund need to amputate his arm?”
On the finish of the draw between Napoli and Hellas Verona, Antonio Conte appeared on DAZN’s microphones.
Conte centered on the disallowed purpose by Hojlund: “Our purpose by Hojlund was disallowed, and I do not know the place he was imagined to have that arm. Subjective evaluations by these at VAR, now we have to simply accept them, and we do. What’s he imagined to do with that arm? Amputate it? It turns into tough, however we transfer on.”
🔍 Valentini-Buongiorno Contact
Napoli additionally protests for the penalty awarded to Hellas Verona for Buongiorno’s handball.
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Luca Marelli examines the incidents, explaining on DAZN: “There’s a conflict within the space between the 2 gamers, and Buongiorno touches the ball along with his hand. The hand is in a large place, however Valentini’s motion should be thought of, initially common as a result of he jumps, however then the best arm impacts the defender. It isn’t only a easy contact, however an arm that impacts fairly arduous on Buongiorno between the neck and shoulder.”
Marelli provides: “The on-field assessment might be justified, however the very best choice would have been to assessment and award a free kick in favor of Napoli for Valentini’s foul on Buongiorno.”
‼️ Penalty? No, FOUL by Valentini
Few doubts from the newspapers within the assessment.
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Based on La Gazzetta dello Sport, it’s Valentini who commits the foul:
“On the twenty fourth minute, a penalty is awarded to Verona after a protracted assessment. Buongiorno has his arm excessive, in a punishable place, when he touches the ball, however it’s contested by Valentini who, whereas leaping, commits a foul (hit to the neck) on the Napoli participant. Greater than a penalty, it looks like a foul in favor of the house crew.”
This model can also be shared by Corriere dello Sport.
“Within the space, Buongiorno touches the ball along with his left hand (fist), properly above the shoulder line, a textbook penalty, to be proven in sections. Truly, no, higher not. As a result of it must be defined that there’s a pretty clear foul by Valentini first, who sure, jumps first, increased, however whereas descending, he knocks down Buongiorno along with his proper arm between the face, neck, and chest, additionally on the left facet of the blue. After the OFR, on the announcement, we’d have anticipated a ‘penalty, however first foul by no. 6, and many others and many others’. However no…”
💥 THE TWO incidents in Lazio-Fiorentina
Even within the match between Lazio and Fiorentina, there was no scarcity of controversies over referee Sozza’s selections.
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The anger of the Biancocelesti and the Olimpico was sparked by the missed penalty for the Gila-Pongracic contact and the one awarded on the finish to the guests for the Gila-Gudmundsson contact.
💣 “Gila-Pongracic? UNEXPLAINABLE. Gud LITTLE PENALTY”
Marelli once more intervenes on the incidents on DAZN. On the contact between Gila and Pongracic, he states: “On this circumstance, I battle to grasp why the VAR didn’t intervene. The referee was coated, however the VAR? The 2 gamers maintain one another, then Gila releases the opponent and is held by the left hand by Pongracic. There’s a penalty to be awarded. I battle to clarify why the VAR didn’t intervene and there’s additionally a lacking yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct.”
On the penalty awarded for the Gila-Gudmundsson contact, Marelli is obvious: “Contact between Gila and Gudmundsson on the primary intervention, there isn’t a lunge from Gila, then with the trailing leg, the Spaniard touches him very frivolously. For my part, this can be a poorly executed assessment. The contact is de facto minimal.
We have now been saying for years that ‘little penalties’ shouldn’t be awarded after which we award these penalties. I see no purpose to award this penalty, such a contact can by no means result in a penalty.”
😡 Sozza “EMBARRASSING”
Based on La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Pongracic on Gila incident is a penalty:
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“A penalty is lacking for Lazio. Gila is held by the shirt by Pongracic within the space. The depth of the contact is punishable, the referee doesn’t decide it as a foul (or doesn’t see it?). The VAR confirms the choice on the sphere. Fiorentina penalty: Gudmundsson’s leg is vast, Gila’s is near the physique. The dynamics result in contact. Many doubts.”
Corriere dello Sport is harsh:
“Embarrassing. This isn’t simply the adjective utilized by Luca Pellegrini within the tunnel to explain the missed penalty on Gila, however it’s the abstract of Sozza’s efficiency (it is arduous to recollect that he’s a world, on the mercy of occasions) and particularly of the VAR, Pezzuto (all the time stated, even to Rocchi: those that weren’t nice referees on the sphere can’t be phenomena in Lissone).”
“As talked about, a transparent penalty is lacking for Lazio. Within the Fiorentina space, a ball directed in direction of the purpose is intercepted by Fagioli who places it in favor of Gila, who has the benefit over Pongracic, having stolen the time: free ball, able to be kicked, however from behind the Viola defender pulls his shirt (which stretches very noticeably) inflicting Gila to lose time and steadiness. A penalty to be seen stay, however Sozza sleeps. Properly, the VAR (Pezzuto) will deal with it: no manner, good evening to all. Did not we are saying sufficient with little penalties? Gila goes in on Gudmundsson, there’s a slight contact on the best foot. Given on the sphere, it could have been debatable. However Pezzuto, who did nothing on a large shirt pull, what does he do? Calls OFR. And Sozza falls for it.”
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
📸 CARLO HERMANN – AFP or licensors
