Fiorentina vs. Juventus: The Bianconeri Are Denied a Penalty; Fans’ Anger Erupts

There were numerous protests from Juventus fans in the final minutes of the match against Fiorentina: at the center of the controversy was a handball by Joao Mario in the Fiorentina penalty area that went unpunished by referee Andrea Colombo. For Juventus fans, this was a glaring mistake.

“What’s the point of VAR?” asked Daniele on X, a sentiment echoed by Antonio: “It’s inconceivable that VAR didn’t intervene. Colombo should have seen it right away, but he didn’t, and the technology didn’t step in to correct the mistake… it’s crazy.” There are hundreds of comments like this on social media.

Influencer Andrea Panciroli was particularly outspoken: “A blatant robbery in Florence,” he began in his video posted on X. “Juventus was denied a penalty for a clear handball by Joao Mario in the box. He touched it with his arm—how could they not check VAR? It’s madness.”

Fiorentina opened the scoring in the 4th minute thanks to a goal by Mateo Pellegrino, then Woltemade capitalized on an assist from Kolo Muani to tie the game.

In the second half, Njie put the Viola ahead, but about ten minutes later, Bremer scored the goal that tied the match at 2-2.
In the closing minutes, Fiorentina scored to make it 3-2 thanks to Dragusin, but referee Andrea Colombo disallowed the goal due to a foul on Bremer.