Beppe Marotta Lashes Out At Serie A Referee After Fiorentina 1-1 Inter Milan Draw: “It Was A Penalty, No Victim Mentality”
Beppe Marotta Lashes Out At Serie A Referee After Fiorentina 1-1 Inter Milan Draw: “It Was A Penalty, No Victim Mentality” Inter Milan president Beppe Marotta lashed out at Serie A referee Andrea Colombo after last night’s 1-1 draw at Fiorentina. Despite fighting tooth and nail to avoid relegation, La Viola held the Serie A pacesetters winless on home turf. As a result, Cristian Chivu’s men have now gone winless in three consecutive league matches for the first time since 2023.
However, the match didn’t lack controversy. Indeed, referee Andrea Colombo refused to penalize Marin Pongracic for handling the ball inside his own box. Refereeing mistakes continue to pile up against Inter, prompting Beppe Marotta to address this niggling issue.
Beppe Marotta Lashes Out at Andrea Colombo After Fiorentina 1-1 Inter Milan Draw Yesterday’s stalemate in Tuscany helped second-placed AC Milan reduce the gap to six points. Nevertheless, Inter remain in pole position to win their third Scudetto since 2010. “I believe the league announced in time that the meeting had been postponed at the federation’s request,” Marotta said.
“I don’t know the exact reasons, but I’m sure they’re valid. As for the rest, today there are plenty of VAR ‘experts,’ and many pundits have confirmed it was a penalty. “I’ll leave it at that – you can judge for yourselves.
We’re not playing the victim, but there must be consistency in decisions. The protocol isn’t applied uniformly, and certain incidents are interpreted too subjectively instead of relying on objective evaluations through technology like TV images. “I hope that next season we can have a more consistent protocol and more uniform refereeing, because some referees let a lot go while others whistle and book more.
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