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President Spezia: Lazio's goal was a misjudgment, which could affect the outcome of the season

President Spezia: Lazio's goal was a misjudgment, which could affect the outcome of the season

On May 3, Spezia President Pratek posted a statement on the club's official website about the controversial VAR penalty in the 35th round of Serie A.

In the 35th round of Serie A, Spezia lost 4-3 at home to Lazio. Lazio defender Archer scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the match, but the goal was suspected of being offside, but VAR ultimately ruled that the goal was valid. Roma boss Jose Mourinho later mocked his rival Lazio for winning by scoring offside goals, and then Lazio officially issued a statement in response, saying that "out of respect for the referees on the field and VAR, we chose to be silent about these decisive penalties." ”

President Spezia: Lazio's goal was a misjudgment, which could affect the outcome of the season

On Monday, Spezia President Prattek also issued a statement in response, first of all, he clearly pointed out that this was a misjudgment. "In the match on Saturday night, there was a serious and unacceptable miscalculation, especially since Serie A has spent millions of euros and set up a VAR penalty system with the help of modern technology, which they had promised to make the game go smoothly and eliminate the referee's mistakes. This misjudgment not only affected the outcome of the game, but could even affect the outcome of the entire season. ”

Pratek went on to say: "We welcome the provisions of the Italian Referees' Committee, which on these days are required to have an ongoing dialogue with the Italian Referees' Committee under the rules, hoping to explain the matter. This cannot be classified as a misjudgment of a simple assessment, as VAR technology is used to assist law enforcement before a penalty is imposed. However, despite the high technology in the VAR referee's room, Archerby's goal was wrongly judged to be valid. ”

The statement added: "Public protest is not the way our club does things, but when certain decisions affect the outcome of the entire season and cause the daily hard work of hundreds of people to be wasted, it is impossible not to raise objections." Please respect the history of our club, the city and the fans. ”

Plattk appealed: "Therefore, we hope that there will be no more miscalculations in the remaining games of the season, that there will be a noticeable improvement in the use of VAR technology, and that there will be clear and understandable rules that everyone can use, and that VAR will always be used uniformly and correctly." This cannot be used only as a tool for punishment and discretion, but rather as a proof and help the event director to apply the rules correctly, without ifs and but. ”

Finally, Plattk said: "For us, we can't go back in time, we can't re-play or change the result, so we can only focus on the next game. We realize that our (relegation) goal is close, but not yet. We have to continue to give as much as we can, whatever it takes, the players and staff to work the pitch and our fans to support them in the stands again. ”

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