How would Serie A end without refereeing errors? There is no shortage of controversy even on the seventeenth matchday: discover the most penalized teams and those with the most “help”.
The Christmas climate does not soften the controversy. Another round marked by venom and recriminations, the seventeenth of the first round of Serie A. Several matches under the spotlight, with some obvious oversights. One capable of influencing the outcome of a match, yet another. We see how the league table changes without refereeing errors in Serie A, updated to the seventeenth of the championship: who would be in command of the ranking between Atalanta, Napoli and Inter without the whistles' oversights?
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Referees, McKennie's patch in Monza-Juve
A clear uneven touch of McKennie, who goes with his wide arm in the direction of the ball following the shot from Monza's Ciurria at 37' of the second half, incredibly considered as regular by the referee Massa and above all by Var Fabbri, the only one who was able to watch and re-watch the replays that ordinary spectators of Monza-Juve were denied. The explanation of Ravenna's whistle is not convincing – “the impact is on the Serie A patch, therefore in the green zone” – and it also embitters the Solomonic “you can't see well” by Tommasi at Open Var: when there are such obvious errors it would be better to admit them.
Moviola: another sensational mistake in the 17th round
And another mistake, this time not decisive, in Atalanta-Empoli. The penalty from which the goal of the momentary 2-2 score for Esposito's Tuscans was actually not there. Feliciani, referee of the Teramo section, grants it after a VAR consultation for ccontact between Grassi and Djimsiti. For DAZN's talented referee, Marelli, there were no conditions for the maximum punishment: “Grassi anticipated Djimsiti who didn't touch the ball but the contact was very very light”. In short, a contrast in play like many others, which led to the awarding of an extremely generous penalty.
Serie A, the ranking without refereeing errors
Here it is Serie A standings 2024-2025 without refereeing errorsupdated net of all the crucial oversights of the whistles:
| class real | diff points | class virtual | ||
| ATALANTA | 40 | NAPOLI | – | 38 |
| NAPOLI | 38 | INTER* | +1 | 36 |
| INTER* | 37 | LAZIO | -1 | 35 |
| LAZIO | 34 | ATALANTA | +7 | 33 |
| FIORENTINA* | 31 | FIORENTINA* | – | 31 |
| JUVENTUS | 31 | JUVENTUS | +2 | 29 |
| BOLOGNA* | 28 | UDINESE | -5 | 28 |
| MILAN* | 26 | MILAN* | -1 | 27 |
| UDINESE | 23 | ROMA | -7 | 26 |
| ROMA | 19 | BOLOGNA* | +3 | 25 |
| EMPOLI | 19 | TORINO | -3 | 22 |
| TORINO | 19 | EMPOLI | +1 | 18 |
| GENOA | 16 | PARMA | -1 | 16 |
| LECCE | 16 | GENOA | – | 16 |
| PARMA | 15 | LECCE | – | 16 |
| AS | 15 | AS | – | 15 |
| VERONA | 15 | MONZA | -2 | 12 |
| CAGLIARI | 14 | VENEZIA | -1 | 11 |
| VENEZIA | 13 | CAGLIARI | +3 | 11 |
| MONZA | 10 | VERONA | +5 | 10 |
*1 game less
THE REGULATION
This ranking is drawn up on the basis of what happens on the pitch, during decisive episodes which can directly determine the result, such as goals validated or disallowed, penalties awarded or not awarded, an exaggerated or unfair expulsion many minutes from the conclusion of the match. Variables that are not directly decisive are not considered, such as yellow cards, real or presumed fouls that occurred in the action preceding the one that led to a goal, a disputed expulsion in the Cesarini area, etc. In the event of a tie on points between two or more teams, the team that has suffered the most penalties during the championship is rewarded.
The Roll of Honor of the Serie A Championship without refereeing errors by Virgilio Sport
Here are the winners of the special Virgilio Sport championship: the sixth edition is underway.
2019-20: Inter
2020-21: Inter
2021-22: Milan
2022-23: Napoli
2023-24: Inter
When can VAR intervene? Here's the regulation and the updated protocol, with all cases.
