Former referee: VAR made a serious mistake. Bologna defender should have a red card and penalty kick for the first foul.

In the third round of Serie A, Milan defeated Bologna 1-0 at home. Former Serie A referee Marelli, who served as a guest at DAZN, talked about the controversial penalty in the game. In the 86th minute of the game, Milan striker Nkunku was pushed down by Bologna defender Lukumi in the penalty area. Nkunku fell to the ground again when he stood up to protect the ball while confronting another Bologna defender Frule. The referee first awarded a penalty kick, and then VAR intervened. The referee canceled the penalty kick after watching the video replay. Milan coach Allegri got a red card because he was dissatisfied with the penalty.

Marelli pointed out: "VAR made a serious mistake. When Lukumi knocked Nkunku for the first time, the referee Marcellaro made a mistake and did not immediately give a penalty. This is obvious. But the biggest mistake is that VAR only showed the referee the footage of Frule's second suspected foul, so the referee can only see the second part of the picture, rather than the first part of the foul he obviously missed the penalty."

Marelli continued: "This can be defined as an obvious mistake. The referee did not award the penalty on the first foul. At that time, Nkunku had already obtained a clear scoring opportunity against Bologna goalkeeper Skrupsky, but was pushed down by Lukumi from behind. At that time, Lukumi did not have any chance to obtain the ball."

Marelli pointed out that Lukumi's foul should not only be a penalty, but also a penalty plus a red card. "VAR did not show the referee these two possible fouls. The referee should have been asked to go to the sidelines to watch the video replay on the first foul because that might still be a red card. But the referee only saw the second possible foul video during the video replay, and we all agreed that it was not a foul."

Finally, Marelli said: "This is a DOGSO (foul that blocks goals or obvious goals chances), a clear scoring opportunity, and the foul player has no chance of getting the ball. Therefore, red card plus penalty is a perfect penalty."

source:7m vn livescore