The Lazio falls on the field of Juventus for an unfortunate own goal by Gila, but complains about the refereeing episodes. One in particular infuriates Angelo Fabiani: “There is no uniformity of judgement, what is this VAR for? Petition to abolish it“.
He’s not alone the expulsion of Alessio Romagnoli in the first half for a foul on Pierre Kalulu, who arrived with the VAR, two missed interventions triggered the anger of the Biancocelesti. The first in the 83rd minute, just before the own goal. Douglas Luiz hits Patric with a far ballthe referee does not see but is not even called toon field review for a red potential (violent conduct). The second, in the 90th minute, always sees the Brazilian midfielder as the protagonist: a hammer foot on Nicolò Rovella which is worth the yellow to the Juventus player, here too one is missing review which could have led to a change of card.
FURIA FABIANI – Intolerable episodes for Lazio and its sporting director Angelo Fabianiwho at the end of the game harshly attacks the OUR a Sky Sport: “It’s not about being angry. We have to congratulate our boys because they played an exceptional match. What we regret and what the entire football movement asks for is uniformity of judgement. Douglas Luiz, shortly before the goal, punches Patric. But VAR doesn’t intervene, he doesn’t see. Yet the images are there. Douglas Luiz himself enters with a hammer foot on Rovella and even there the VAR does not intervene. However, he intervenes on the expulsion, where the referee is acquitted because he had seen well. He can’t be acquitted on the punch, but VAR didn’t intervene.”
“PETITION TO STOP VAR” – “In Florence we took a penalty against, I would like to understand: but this VAR room, this VAR, what is it for? If needed, it must be used for all episodes. It’s bad for all of footballnot just for Lazio because we will recover. With this VAR we aren’t going anywhere. Otherwise we play five-a-side football and remove all contacts. If this is VAR let’s create a petition, a class action to abolish VAR. It is doing unspeakable damage, there is no uniformity. Here there is a punch, there is violent conduct and there is expulsion. It is not clear why violent conduct is not punished. And here we feel cheated, the kids are frustrated.”
“ROCCHI MUST PUT IT IN PLACE” – “I absolve the referee, he had nothing to do with this circumstance and he played a great match. What does the VAR room, which has minutes to judge the episodes, do? In Florence they see Nuno Tavares who touches his ankle and gives us a penalty against, today he doesn’t see a punch. Rocchi must put these situations right, for the football movement not for Lazio. We are sportsmen, Juventus doesn’t need these episodes to win the match.
“THEY MUST BE STOP” – “There is also a hammer on Rovella who has not been sanctioned. There is a series of situations. If I make a mistake in a purchasing campaign, my president will kick me out, he will send me away. These gentlemen who are at VAR and decide must be stopped , they are evidently not capable of doing this job. Just as they call Sacchi to show him Romagnoli’s contact, they should also call the referee for Douglas Luiz. This discrepancy is not good. The gentlemen at VAR should take two months’ rest “.
VAR CALLED FROM THE BENCHES? – “Confusion upon confusion. Because a mechanism would be triggered such that a match lasts two-three-four hours. We must leave the discretion to the referee on the pitch, when he judges on the pitch he often guesses. Then when he is called back and it is done a freeze frame is no longer a field penalty, but an image one. You have to stay focused for 90 minutes. I speak for the football system, the sanctions we have had have not happened to other teams system that is no longer good. If they put these gentlemen to rest a bit, they will be tired. I repeat: congratulations to Juventus, let’s be clear.”
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