MiTi: Senior referees of the referee association apologized to Milan, and the referee on duty will be suspended for more than two games

On January 18, 2019, AC Milan lost 2-1 at home to Spezia in the early hours of this morning, due to a very controversial penalty in the last minutes of the game, several leaders of the Italian Referees Association have apologized to milan clubs, and the referee marco Serra will also be suspended for more than two games.

In the 93rd minute of the game, Rebic was brought down by the opponent after scoring the ball in the penalty area, Messias pushed a left-footed shot into the goal, and the referee Serra did not follow the principle of attacking advantages to blow the game to stop the game, which also caused Milan to lose a goal in vain, and in the 95th minute, Spezia achieved a deadlock in the counter-attack, and Milan's almost three points became zero.

After the match, the referee marco Serra apologized to the Milan players and coaches as soon as possible, followed by and then the senior official of the Italian Referees Association, Andrea Gervasoni (the deputy of referee assigner Rocchi), also apologized to Milan director Maldini and CEO Gazidis.

The Italian referees' association was aware of the seriousness of Serra's mistake and expressed its understanding of the anger of the Milan players, and the Milan club eventually accepted an apology. Four or five players, including Ibrahimovic, also spoke to referee Serra after the game, and when the latter apologized, Ibrahimovic generously said: "Everyone makes mistakes, including us", in fact, the 39-year-old young referee is the same age as Ibrahimovic.

For Serra, yesterday's match was just his 9th Serie A match and his 5th of the season, with four previous wins in Milan, and despite apologies, Serra will still be suspended, and this time it is likely to be more than two rounds.