Milan-Lazio, Enrico Varriale cries scandal

The thrilling ending of Saturday night’s Meazza match, with referee Collu forced to work overtime and make a very complicated decision, sparked a lot of debate on social media right from the start. Among those who did not back down was Enrico Varriale. “What happened in AC Milan-Lazio, with the penalty denied to Lazio after a Var review that lasted 6 minutes, is scandalous – wrote the Neapolitan journalist -. Referee of little personality, heavily conditioned by loud protests decides by inventing a foul that does not exist. Serie A is in danger of ending up in disarray”.

In the last minutes of the match the VAR called the referee back for an alleged hand foul by Strahinja Pavlović on Alessio Romagnoli’s close touch, the referee went to the monitor but on the way he crossed a furious Massimiliano Allegri. The AC Milan coach addressed some unkind words to the referee and received a red card, then before finally leaving the field he had a heated argument with a member of Maurizio Sarri’s staff that resulted in another expulsion after the one the Rossoneri helmsman received.

After a lengthy consultation at the monitor, the referee returned to the midfield circle to announce his decision. Collu confirmed Pavlović’s hand foul but decided not to punish him with the penalty since, in his opinion, the meneghini’s Serbian defender would have been pushed by Adam Marušić before the controversial elbow touch. The Lazio players obviously did not lose it well, circled the referee in a desperate attempt to change his mind but failed in their intent and had to resign. Claudio Lotito’s club then went into a press silence in protest.