“In Italy, we would have had two penalties”

Maurizio Sarri was surprised by the decisions of the OL-Juventus referee (1-0) on Wednesday evening on the two contacts in the Lyon area. Champions League arbitration, according to the Italian technician.

He had the black eye, Maurizio Sarri, after Juventus’ loss to Olympique Lyonnais (1-0), Wednesday evening in the Champions League. In an evening where the Old Lady did not frame any shots, the Italian coach regretted “The lack of aggressiveness and wickedness” of his team defensively, and above all ” slowness “ in building its players.

The former Chelsea and Naples coach also returned to two facts of arbitration, which took place at the end of the meeting. Contacts between Jason Denayer and Cristiano Ronaldo (84th) then between Bruno Guimaraes and Paulo Dybala (89th). “In Italy, we would have had two penalties, says Sarri. But in the European Cup, the refereeing is different, and it is up to us to adapt. “

We can agree with Sarri on several points. With the emergence of VAR, penalties have multiplied in Serie A, where referees tend to punish the slightest fact in disputed play. In the Champions League, referees tend to be less harsh on certain contacts.

On the two actions in question, it is on the second where the contact is the clearest. The referee of the game, Spaniard Jesus Gil Manzano, was perfectly placed to judge whether Bruno Guimaraes’s arm was in fact out of balance for Dybala. On this type of contact, one can estimate that it is with the interpretation of the referee. The VAR has nothing to complain about, it is supposed to intervene only in the event of a manifest error.

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