Marco Ballotta turns on Lazio-Roma
The words of Marco Ballotta
A few hours away from the delicate Coppa Italia derby, and in the midst of the controversy over the use of technology, the editorial staff of News.Superscommesse.it caught up with Marco Ballotta, goalkeeper of 2000 Italian champions Lazio, who in this interview excerpt expressed his opinion on the use of VAR, the possible outcome of Lazio-Roma and the importance of winning this heartfelt match.
"As always in a derby there are no favorites, to hazard a prediction è very difficult. After all, the standings speak for themselves, both teams have been struggling in the league. Winning a derby canò reset everything, but on the’other hand losing it canò leave important aftermaths even if it is not a championship game. Lazio-Roma è always Lazio-Roma and winning the Coppa Italia can’guarantee qualification for the Europa League. Both will care about moving forward".
Var chapter: "It's a valuable tool that should make the referees's job easier, but certain mistakes you can't actually understand. Former players at Var? I believe players should be considered in this context, because they have spent a lifetime on the field and understand certain dynamics well. As for the possible cheering for one’s former team, I don’t think it can affect them, becauseé in that case they would be judges and they would be impartial. And anyway even the referees at the end of the day could be fans of some team… Let me però say that today we judge errors, forò precisely thanks to Var there are many fewer of them. Technology è a solution, it just needs to be better exploited".
