According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, AIA have apologised to Milan and referee Marco Serra will face a lengthy suspension after today’s errors in the match between the Rossoneri and Spezia.
Serra cancelled out a late Junior Messias goal, awarding a free-kick to Milan without playing the advantage. The match official blew his whistle before Messias hit the ball, sending it to the top corner on the left.
The 39-year-old apologised to Milan players on the pitch and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the chiefs of the referee association (AIA) have done the same with the Rossoneri.
According to the report, Serra will now face a lengthy suspension that could be longer than two games. AIA have pointed out how Serra made several errors during the game, including a clear penalty kick awarded to the Diavoli in the first half, which was spotted only after a VAR check.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli admitted Serra apologised to Milan players and was ‘sorry’ to acknowledge that the responsibility for the Diavoli’s loss must be shared between his players and the referee.
Spezia’s Thiago Motta didn’t comment on the referee’s error and said his lads deserved to win.
L'Aia si scusa con il Milan per gli errori di Serra, l'arbitro verso un lungo stop #MilanSpezia https://t.co/MsOR3H96fL
— La Gazzetta dello Sport (@Gazzetta_it) January 17, 2022
Motta is right, Spezia deserved it!
@Alle: Yes, some teams only deserve unfair wins.
Fat load of good all these apologies do for Milan.
HAHAHAHAHA, What a joke! Did AIA apologise to Roma for Chiffi’s horrible performance even though they had suspended Chiffi? Nope! But they apologised to Milan? Why? Didn’t the Milanisti keep saying “the referees are always right”?? HAHAHAHA
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This is a bit over the top now. Referees are damned if they don’t, and damned if they do. He is human after all. More coverage should go to the fact that now spezia have won 3 away from home in a row, and did everything tonight to get something. Provedel was brilliant, they scored good goals, and deserved their win. Leave the poor man alone.
Got robbed…but AIA apologise, so all good
Yes Rosario. You’re right. Poor ref. Not sending off a player who committed several professional fouls, while on a yellow, BEFORE Milan conceded the equalizer.
I don’t understand, Milan players should have to accept the loss as their fault, but the poor ref doesn’t get consequences? This is the AIA, they evaluate refs. If the ref did a bad job, that’s not good. These are professional refs, they’re not the injured player in a Sunday league game who volunteered to ref the game. He was terrible today.
Spezia didn’t deserve this. They deserved a red card, at least one, for Gyasi in particular. Bastoni, as well. But he didn’t give them yellows, allowing Spezia to defend and prevent Milan from pushing forward.
Spezia didn’t deserve anything, they were outplayed, they deserved red cards before they scored their first goal, and they deserved to lose. You’re being obtuse. Milan have been consistently robbed by refs, and there were studies by Italian papers that showed that Milan have had more ref errors than any other team, by far.
Especially when there are people who forget about the Empoli game where Inter got away with a stonewall penalty, which was worse because there is VAR. How about Orsato’s call for Juve against Roma?
When Milan get their 3 points back from this game and their point from the Napoli game, at the expense of Inter or Juve, then you’ll have a point. Until then, be consistent or stop pretending you’re a nonpartisan, it’s annoying.
What’s the point to apologize to a team that loses crucial points undeservedly? It’s never late to admit to a mistake, it’s good actually, but things needs to change. It’s been like this for a while now.
Only In Italy does a Spezia foul save them from being scored against ! If Spezia creates the foul then Milan deserves to play the advantage. What i can’t understand is that when the referee makes the wrong call they get suspended – when they do not make any call nobody says nothing. Great precedent the AIA is making for their referees – if you don’t want to get in trouble just don’t call it – it’s ludacris!! How is this mistake in the Milan game any different than the Missed call on Handanovic vs Defrel OR the Inter hand ball in the Box vs Atalanta ? all 3 are mistakes – all 3 deserve apologies and all 3 refs deserve suspensions. There is no equality at all in Serie A – Inter has the refereeing advantage this year no doubt hand down. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
Only In Italy does a Spezia foul save them from being scored against ! If Spezia creates the foul then Milan deserves to play the advantage. What i can’t understand is that when the referee makes the wrong call they get suspended – when they do not make any call nobody says nothing. Great precedent the AIA is making for their referees – if you don’t want to get in trouble just don’t call it – it’s ludacris!! How is this mistake in the Milan game any different than the Missed call on Handanovic vs Defrel OR the Inter hand ball in the Box vs Atalanta ? all 3 are mistakes – all 3 deserve apologies and all 3 refs deserve suspensions. There is no equality at all in Serie A – Inter has the refereeing advantage this year no doubt hand down. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
Amature. He should not oficiate aything above Serie D
@Marco Branca – it’s NOT ludacris, it’s 2pac. LOL
Unbelievable. Half the teams in Italy get decisions like these against them on a regular basis and all they get is players and officials punished for complaining. It happens to Milan or 1 or 2 certain other clubs and straight away there are official apologies being issued. Disgraceful. No wonder everyone thinks Italian football is corrupt.
Serie A protecting Inter at all costs. Spezia gets to reap the rewards of that.
It’s always been the most corrupt league in top football and it still it.
@marco branca juventus need to apologize because they bribe referee for potential top 4 matches, like roma, napoli, milan, and inter matches, in order to finished top 4.
rube need them drop points to finish top 4 because they cant win fair on pitches and in fact they never won anythings without referee helps.
@ FABIO PARATICI: care to explain the Missed call on Handanovic vs Defrel OR the Inter hand ball in the Box vs Atalanta ?
We should of been 2-3 goals up. Yes, the referee screwed us, but Milan MUST put away mid/lower level table’s so we don’t get into these issues.
It was Spezia, not Juve, Real or City.
Even if a ref is wrong, players must be penalized severely for grabbing a ref’s head like that.
@Marco Branca
The amount of comments you’ve made about Inter over the years is hysterical. Your club has just as much blood on their hands as Inter does.
@MarcoBranca,
I don’t see you complaining for similar incident in Juve-Roma game. The advantage should be given to Roma and Abraham’s goal from the rebound should’ve stood. There was no apologize to Roma.
You’re a hypocrite, if this is not Milan–Spezia but Milan-Juve, you would try to justify the decision instead.
fans are all hypocrite, Milan got the most pk last season and their fans say nothing.. everyone in Italy got robbed by refs decision as many as they got favour and advantages.. it called karma
Can someone please explain why Chiellini foul on Barella was not a penalty and card? Aside that Chiellini is friends with the ref Doveri
Why was VAR not involved? It weould take 30 seconds to clear that up and award the goal. An apology is of no use to anyone. Apart from that they really need to up their game with Italian referees. Its becoming farcical.
Jeez – I LOVE BARCO BRANCA is really grasping at straws now – I guess his usual – Inter do not qualify for the CL knockouts is now obsolete. There was not a word from him after the Super Cup either!
I must have touched a nerve when i stated the following below – could it be that it’s TRUE ??
How is this mistake in the Milan game any different than the Missed call on Handanovic vs Defrel OR the Inter hand ball in the Box vs Atalanta ? all 3 are mistakes – all 3 deserve apologies and all 3 refs deserve suspensions. There is no equality at all in Serie A – Inter has the refereeing advantage this year no doubt hand down. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.