Milan-Fiorentina, De Marco: "It was not penalty". And it stings Gimenez

At ‘Open Var‘, broadcast on Dazn, Andrea De Marco, who is in charge of relations between CAN and Serie A and B clubs, commented on the most discussed episode of the last championship round: the penalty awarded to Milan in the challenge with Fiorentina. “In this case Marinelli had read well the situation between Gimenez and Parisi – he began – and when there’s this kind of intensity in the contrast VAR should not intervene because it is a field assessment that the referee makes. With the very high threshold of penalty kicks that Rocchi is carrying out this season, this would not have been a penalty kick. If the referee had felt that the intensity was such that the penalty should have been awarded, Var would not have had to intervene anyway. It was a decision for the match director”.

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So he was not soft on the Mexican striker: “Gimenez accentuates the fall a lot, and this season we have seen many players who have such attitudes and, as soon as they are touched, pretend to have received a violent blow. Rocchi has been very clear on the issue and the committee is studying how to punish such situations because on the field we need maximum respect. These are behaviors that must be eliminated. There will be a strict crackdown as early as next Sunday on similar cases”.

“Marinelli did not confirm his choice in front of the monitor. When you are called back to the Var, the human component must also be understood. It is not a question of courage. After seeing the images, Marinelli assessed the situation differently by giving the penalty considering the restraint more serious. This situation is similar to the Thuram-Bonny contact from which Adzic’s goal resulted. In this case the referee had not whistled and the Var had not intervened. Also on Sunday in Milan-Fiorentina, the Var should not have intervened” De Marco concluded.