By: EFE Updated 18 Jan 2022, 7: 54 am EST
The referee Marco Serra, who made a serious mistake this Tuesday at the Milan-Spezia of Serie A by annulling the goal of the possible victory of the locals by blowing a foul too quickly , faces a suspension that could be long due to the consequences of his decision.
The error occurred at the key moment of the San Siro match, at minute 60, when Serra called a foul in favor of Milan at the moment when the ball reached the Brazilian Junior Messias , who surpassed the goalkeeper and scored the possible 2-1.
The referee whistled the foul in favor of the Milan team before the ball ended up at the bottom of the net, so not even the VAR could rectify and award the target of victory.
E he referee immediately realized the serious mistake and, visibly embarrassed, apologized to the Milan players.
The Milanese team he lost his cool and ended up conceding in the minute 100 a counterattack that determined the triumph of Spezia by 2-1, something that they had not achieved in San Siro for just one hundred years.
The Italian Referees Association (AIA) has apologized to the Milan board and will temporarily suspend Serra.
The referee should not referee in the next two days, according to the Italian media, although the suspension could be even greater due to the consequences of his decision.
His mistake monopolized the front pages of the country’s major sports newspapers , which stand out as the Milan per unfairly gave the opportunity to assault the solo leadership of Serie A.
The regulations of the Italian Football Federation provide that a match can be played again if a “technical error by the referee” is registered, but Serra’s ruling does not Meets these requirements.
The Italian Association of Referees has formally apologized to Milan for the serious error of the collegiate Marco Serra. With 1-1, in the minute 60 he did not grant a clear advantage with which Messias Junior scored. The referee could be punished with several games of suspension. pic.twitter.com/p8SHBsWCs0— Manu Heredia (@ManuHeredia21) January 18, 2022
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