After losing 3-0 to Inter, Milan stopped in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, continuing the spell of not winning the Coppa Italia in 19 years. Mariani, who was the referee in this campaign, ruled that Bencell's goal was invalid, which caused great controversy and made Milan coach Pioli very dissatisfied.
The scene came in the 67th minute of the match, when Benacell fired a low shot in front of the penalty area, the ball bounced off the Chinese mi defender and went into the net, mariani initially awarded the goal effective. After being alerted by video assistant referee Mazzoleni, Mariani looked back at the slow motion and ruled that the goal was invalid.
Inter did protest, but they believed that Tomori's handball was first, and in slow motion, the ball hit Tomori's chest. In the end, the referee considered Tomori to be in an offside position and ruled the penalty goal invalid.
The real controversy, however, is that Tomori did not block Handanovic's view. Instead, he ran to the side of the penalty area, trying to dodge the firing route. "Italian Football" pointed out at the first time, "It all depends on how you interpret it." No matter what kind of punishment is made, no one will be happy. ”
Former Serie A referee Cesari thought the decision was wrong this time, "Kalulu ran sideways, but that didn't stop Handanovic from seeing the ball, although the Inter goalkeeper didn't move. The ball runs between Inter players, not between Milan players. I have a lot of questions about this sentence, which is definitely a subjective, explanatory offside. ”
If the penalty goal is valid, Milan will pull the score to 1-2, thus seeing the possibility of equalizing. However, after the goal was blown away, Milan could not return to heaven.
In an interview with Slow Motion, Pioli began by saying, "Look at Handanovich's reaction. If his opponent is blocked from view, then he will run to protest. Instead, he didn't do anything, they just complained about handball that didn't exist. ”
Bennersell's controversial goal was played in Slow Motion, and after seeing slow motion, Pioli took off his headphones and ended the interview early.
Subsequently, Pioli criticized the referee's decision at a press conference, "You can see the Inter players protesting handball, but Handanovic did not complain at all that his vision was obscured." This goal was definitely valid and this goal would have brought us back into the game. ”
In an interview with Milan TV, Pioli was furious again, "You have never seen a goalkeeper who does not protest after his opponent has scored a controversial goal. They protested handball, not offside. We lost and I feel sorry for the fans and the team and now we have to react. ”