Manganiello Under Fire For Two Serious Refereeing Errors In Inter Milan 1-0 Hellas Verona Serie A Clash
Referee Gianluca Manganiello is under fire for two major errors in yesterday's Serie A clash between Inter Milan and Hellas Verona.
Today's print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, note the first half penalty as well as a blatant second yellow card missed from the experienced official.
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Referee Gianluca Manganiello was the referee for yesterday's Serie A clash between Inter Milan and Hellas Verona.
It was not exactly an ill-tempered affair. The two sets of players never really boiled over as the tempo of the match remained quite low.
Therefore, it was not a particularly difficult match for Manganiello to officiate.
Nevertheless, there were a few key incidents for the referee to deal with.
And the view of the Gazzetta, Manganiello got it badly wrong in the two biggest ones.
Manganiello Under Fire For Blatant Errors In Inter Milan 1-0 Hellas Verona Clash
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Firstly, the Gazzetta notes, there was Inter's first half penalty.
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It was an absolutely stonewall decision, as Verona defender Nicolas Valentini blatantly handled the ball inside the penalty area with an outstretched arm.
However, referee Gianluca Manganiello did not initially spot the infringement.
VAR did intervene, having Manganiello have another look at the incident on the monitor.
And as soon as the referee noticed the contact, he didn't need a second look. He pointed to the spot.
That proved to be the decisive penalty in the match, as Kristjan Asllani's spot kick was enough for the win for Inter.
In the view of the Gazzetta, it was a very bad sign that Manganiello didn't spot such a blatant handball in real time, though.
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Manwhile, the newspaper also note that Verona midfielder Ondrej Duda clearly should have seen red.
Duda went into the book for a challenge on Joaquin Correa.
Then, the Slovakian made what appeared to be a fairly blatant foul on Davide Frattesi to stop a counterattack.
It should have been an easy decision to book Duda for the professional foul. However, Manganiello waved the advantage on and then seemingly forgot to book Duda.
Verona coach Paolo Zanetti evidently recognized the situation. He immediately removed Duda after that foul.
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