Beppe Marotta slams penalty but glosses over Lautaro Martinez
After the heated Napoli-Inter match, it took Inter president Beppe Marotta to throw further fuel on the fire, appearing at DAZN microphones before Cristian Chivu.
“My presence is a contribution I want to make to the system. Napoli legitimized the victory in the last 20′, the penalty was decisive in shifting the balance. It came from the assistant’s signal, the referee had not blown the whistle. I think this dynamic would have required the intervention of VAR, which could not intervene but would have been decisive. Napoli still deserved”.
“Napoli’s victory stemmed mainly from this episode – he added – I evaluate what happened on the field, Rocchi says “no more penalties,” you evaluate. Marelli said it was not a penalty, I step in and make a contribution. Let’s have clarity on penalties and what tools to use. If an assistant takes over, the referee cannot be so easily influenced”.
“The penalty created bitterness, pissed off during halftime. Napoli could have won. I refer to the chronology, the referee’s decision as it was made. Lautaro-Conte? It’s a field dynamic. I would overlook it, you see a lot of it”.
