📺 Penalty in Milan vs Torino, VAR review: a purely accidental challenge 😳
Once again, the use of VAR and, more generally, refereeing decisions are the cause of heated debates in Serie A. This time, the most contested episode is the penalty awarded to Torino during the match against Milan.
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In the 83rd minute, the Turin team obtained the penalty, transformed by Vlasic for the final 2-3, due to contact between Pavlovic and Simeone.
The defender’s hand to the face was there, but referee Fourneau didn’t notice it at first and only after being called by the VAR did he decide to award the penalty. However, doubts remain about the intensity of the contact and therefore about the validity of the decision concerning the intervention protocol.
Massimiliano Allegri’s harsh words on the sidelines were also notable, although he softened his stance during the conference: “I try to stay calm… but it makes me lose my will. I’m going to stop coaching…»
Marelli: “We will never get out of this subjective intensity”
Here is Luca Marelli’s opinion on DAZN:
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“An episode that Fourneau probably didn’t even see. He was called out for a slap deemed reckless, so much so that Pavlovic was warned. It was felt that the blow was likely to prevent Simeone from taking part in the action. This is reminiscent of the Parisi-Gimenez episode at Milan-Fiorentina.
At the Open VAR, we were told that the contact had been correctly assessed by the on-field referee and that VAR should not have intervened. Today, VAR Nasca and AVAR Maresca probably detected a different intensity in the episode. But we are left with the usual problem: intensity is subjective and we will never get out of it. Football is a contact sport and intensity can never be completely eliminated..”
Calvarese: ‘Now VAR is pure chance’
Gian Paolo Calvarese’s opinion is even harsher:
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“A few months ago, the decision on the ground would have stood, but now nothing is clear. We remind you that VAR intervention should only take place in the event of a serious and obvious error with equally clear and obvious images. We have 5-6 cameras, but we only have images showing Simeone from behind and none showing hand contact on the face. Contact is inferred, but its intensity cannot be evaluated. Today, the intervention threshold seems to be a matter of pure chance, linked to the subjective interpretation of the VAR.“.
La Gazzetta dello Sport shares the same opinion, giving Fourneau a score of 5.5 in its ranking, emphasizing how the referee “saw clearly in Ismajili’s two accidental shots, but not in Pavlovic’s penalty“.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
