mistaken identity and Zielinski’s hands in the area, what a controversy

Born in the city of his refereeing section, Forlì, Marco Piccinini – the choice for Venezia-Inter – referees his first match in the top flight in September 2017 (Atalanta-Crotone), when he was fully staffed in the Serie B roles. Construction engineer by professionbegan refereeing for the Romagna city section in 2003, at the age of 20. Among the professionals since 2011, he made his debut in Lega Pro on 5 February 2012 managing Carrarese-Triestina. He had only refereed 5 matches so far in Serie A this season but how did the whistle from Romagna fare?

Piccinini’s history with Venezia and Inter

Piccinini had four previous matches with Inter in Serie A. On all four occasions the Nerazzurri have never lost, collecting three wins and only one draw against Parma in October 2020. Ten meetings with the lagoon players (4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats).

The referee cautioned 4 players

Assisted by assistants Berti and Vecchi with Feliciani IV man, Paterna to the Var and Guide to the Avarthe referee warned Oristanio, Asllani, Zampano, Nicolussi Caviglia

Venice-Inter, the slow-motion cases

These are the dubious episodes of the race. In the 14th minute, an oversight by Piccinini who warns Doumbia by committing mistaken identity. The VAR intervenes to correct the referee: the warning is for Oristanio. In the 15th minute Taremi wastes the 1-0 by kicking a divot following an assist from Lautaro, but Piccinini judges a shoulder from the captain on Busio to be irregular. In the 16th minute on Darmian’s goal there was some doubt about the defender’s position but after the VAR check the referee validated the goal.

In the 41st minute Asllani-Oristanio clash, for Piccinini it is a foul by the Albanian international who is booked. In the 44th minute Lautaro plays for Taremi who was brought down by Zampano near the area. Yellow for the expert lagoon defender, who was within a booking of a booking: no Parma. In the 79th minute Nicolussi Caviglia received a yellow card for having fouled Frattesi’s counterattack. At 82′ vehement Venetian protests for a possible hand in the area by Zielinski. The referee lets it go. After 4 minutes of injury time, Venice-Inter ended 0-1.

For Marelli there was no penalty for Venezia

Luca Marelli is the one to clarify the doubtful cases of the match and in particular the penalty claimed by the lagoon players at the end. The Dazn expert explains: “Zielinski’s arm was there but the ball first touches his right foot and then hits his arm which was also close to his body, it’s right not to concede the penalty.”