In the 8th round of Serie A this morning, Inter Milan lost 1-3 away to Naples. Inter Milan president Marotta accepted an interview with Rai Sport after the game.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Di Lorenzo fell to the ground facing Acerbi's tackle in the penalty area and received a penalty kick. This penalty made Inter Milan very dissatisfied. Marotta first said: "The reason why I want to talk about this is to analyze this decision of the referee, because there are some confusing situations here."
Marotta then emphasized: "In that case, the referee's decision (to award a penalty kick) was affected by the suggestions of the linesman, and the referee was in a more favorable observation position. I support the central position of the referee, so it should not be Such a penalty kick should be awarded. He could either ask for help from the VAR referee, but he did not do so in this incident. Only video replay can confirm whether it was a penalty kick. "
Marotta continued: "After this penalty kick, Naples reasonably and deservedly consolidated its advantage. What I want to analyze is that the Italian referee failed. The person in charge, Rocky, said before that such a "small penalty" should not be awarded, so I hope that this kind of penalty kick will be strictly classified and defined. It's not a penalty, absolutely not. We were angry and disappointed with the way we lost, and to this day I still can't understand the logic behind these decisions. "
Finally, Marotta said: "How to solve this problem? We need to try to have a dialogue with the refereeing bodies and really understand when VAR needs to be used and when it doesn't. Today there is an unprecedented situation: it has been a long time since we have seen a linesman play such an important role. I hope to understand the role of the linesman and I support the central role of the referee. And the referee was nearby at the time, so he could see clearly and make his own assessment. "
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