Massa denies three penalties but the serious error is in the 90th minute

Thirty-nine years old, banker, international with over 200 Serie A matches behind him, Davide Massa – chosen for Monza-Juventus, is one of the most experienced referees currently present in the Italian Serie A championship. In fact, his debut in the Serie A championship dates back to January 2011. top championship, in Fiorentina-Lecce. The permanent promotion to CAN A came only a year later, precisely in July 2012. A meteoric career, which led him, after just a couple of years, to become international. The debut on the European field was dated 17 July 2014, in Elfsborg-Inter Baku, valid for qualification for the Europa League. From second to European “first class” the journey is long and takes about 6 years, the promotion takes place in June 2018 and the first Champions League match is Porto-Lokomotiv Moscow but how did you fare yesterday at Brianteo?

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Massa's history with Monza and Juventus

There were 6 meetings with Monza for a balance sheet of 1 success, 3 draws, 2 defeats. Twenty-three previous matches with the Bianconeri: 15 Juventus victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

The referee cautioned two players

Assisted by assistants Colarossi and Giallatini with Crezzini IV man, Fabbri to the Var and Maresca to the Avar, the referee cautioned two players: Pereira (M), Conceicao (J).

Monza-Juventus, the slow-motion cases

These are the main doubtful episodes of the race. In the 14th minute McKennie beats Turati from two steps. Before Koopmeiners' serve, McKennie was there in front of the Monza goalkeeper, but the American does not commit fouls and does not hinder him. In the 15th minute Pedro Pereira knocks out Yildiz, yellow. In the 40th minute Koopmeiners intervened on Dany Mota's shot, but the Dutchman hit with his body and not with his hands. In the 57th minute Conceiçao was booked for a delayed kick on Bianco. In the 41st minute Koopmeiners intervenes with a stomp on Bianco. There was yellow. In the 67th minute there was a red card for Conceição who intervened harshly on Bianco. The referee's decision, however, is to only give a yellow because the Portuguese goes for the ball anyway: for him it is an imprudent intervention and not a violent intervention.

In the 69th minute Vlahovic wedges himself into the area, then falls but the referee signals for him to continue. In the 79th minute there were protests for an alleged penalty after a contact between Pablo Marì and Vlahovic, the referee let it go. In the 90th minute Monza complained about McKennie's wide arm on Ciurria's conclusion. Massa doesn't intervene, a free kick is missing and yellow if the touch really happened outside the area, but the VAR and the replay do not give better images. After 4 minutes of added time, Monza-Juventus ends 1-2.

For Cesari there were no penalties for Juve

Graziano Cesari provides clarity. The Mediaset moviolista on Canale 5 starts from the yellow in Conceicao: “Was it red or yellow? Massa warns him. You see that Conceicao goes for the ball and then ends up on Bianco's ankle. The referee's decision was correct. Then Vlahovic receives from Locatelli in the 78th minute, flies towards the area and there is contact, but he is the one who extends with his left foot and unbalances himself coming into contact with Bondo, this time too I'm with the referee. Shortly after, there was a melee in the area with Pablo Mari, both of them held back, Massa was close and allowed him to continue, but in the event he also fell. We need to establish whether Pablo Mari's blow to Vlahovic who falls in the area was voluntary, but it seems not to me. Could he have avoided it? I say no. Finally in the 90th minute McKennie's hand had to be punished, he was outside the area but a free kick was missing.”