Italy, it’s referee chaos after Juventus-Napoli: controversy to no end

The result, heavy 3-0, of Juventus-Napoli, did not avoid controversy, quite the contrary. At the home of the Azzurri team, people felt defrauded by the failure to award a penalty kick for a contact in the Juventus area between defender Gleison Bremer and striker Rasmus Hojlund: an episode that happened when Luciano Spalletti’s lineup was leading 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Jonathan David.

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The first to rage, on the field, was the former Manchester United Dane. But it was at the end of the match that the controversy erupted. Antonio Conte, former Juventus player and coach, now at the helm of Napoli. “I reminded referee Mariani, who had already directed us against Verona, that when he was called back to Var he changed his decision twice – he remarked to the microphones of Sky Sport -. These are situations on the field, we are talking about it too often and it is not a good thing. We only hope that both on the part of those watching and those refereeing there is always honesty”.

Then it was Enrico Varriale’s turn, a journalist who has never hidden his faith in Napoli. “To beat Napoli at its lowest due to injuries and fatigue of the usual ones forced to play all the time, Juventus needed a scandalous refereeing decision that denied the penalty of the possible equalizer. Juan Jesus’ mistake from which Yildiz’s goal was born closes a falsified match” he sentenced on his own social media. “There were even two penalties in the same action because Kalulu lunges at Vergara” recoiled another journalist-Napoli fan, Carlo Alvino.

Then there could not miss the interventions of former referees, among them Luca Marelli, hired by Dazn. “I see an arm around the neck of the Dane, which is true that he lets go easily but the contact is there and happens even before the ball starts” he told giving in fact right to the Azzurri, now increasingly distant from the top of the standings occupied by Inter, which has 52 points, a good 9 more than the reigning champions of Italy’Italia.

Between the Nerazzurri and the Neapolitans, who are paired with Roma on 43 points, is AC Milan, who drew on Sunday night at Gian Piero Gasperini&#8217s side after taking the lead. The Rossoneri have 47 points. In fifth place is Juventus at 42.