According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Marco Guida and Davide Massa will be suspended for at least three games while former Serie A referee Paolo Casarin says that ‘even a two-year child’ would have spotted the penalty for Torino against Inter.
The Nerazzurri rescued one point against the Granata thanks to a late goal of Alexis Sanchez, but Torino were furious for a missed penalty kick call in the first half when they were already leading 1-0.
Referee Guida didn’t award the penalty kick and didn’t even have an on-field review, which is why both he and VAR referee Davide Massa will likely be suspended for at least three games.
Italian sports papers have all highlighted the mistake from the match officials with Turin-based paper Tuttosport that even rated Guida 0/10.
Former Serie A referee Casarin was quite harsh on both referees, saying that “‘Even a two-year child would have seen that penalty.
“You don’t need to be an international referee to see that,” he continued.
“The referee also has problems because he sees everything live. But VAR must give him a chance to see the incident again. VAR can’t be put aside and remain quiet. That’s the failure of the system. Actions must be taken when the pitch referee takes a wrong decision and the other one doesn’t intervene.
“I’d ask Rocchi to listen to the conversation between the referee and VAR. Ranocchia’s foul on Belotti is clear and evident.”