Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci insists the Old Lady was ‘robbed’ against Salernitana, urging his teammates to turn their anger into motivation.
The Bianconeri were held to a 2-2 stalemate by Salernitana at the Allianz Stadium last night. They recovered from two goals down but saw a late Arek Milik winner disallowed for Bonucci’s offside.
The defender said he was not involved in active play, so the goal should have stood. There was more controversy, however, as Antonio Candreva apparently kept everyone onside, including Bonucci, but his position close to the corner was probably not considered by VAR (watch).
Bonucci had complained about VAR’s decision during a post-match interview with DAZN last night and showed his discontent again with an Instagram post this morning.
“We must transform the anger for what we’ve been robbed of into energy for Wednesday. It’s going to be a tough game and we’ll need everyone’s help.”
In two days, the Old Lady hosts Benfica at the Allianz Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League Group H.
Bonucci’s teammates Juan Cuadrado and Milik also took to their official Instagram account this morning to complain about VAR’s decision.