Destiny Udogie’s equaliser against Milan yesterday was the latest example of the Rossoneri getting the short end of the stick when it comes to refereeing calls.
The Udinese defender scored the equalising goal in the 66th minute of yesterday’s Serie A clash at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with his hand, but this was not seen by either the referee or VAR, leaving the Rossoneri infuriated at the end of the match. Frustratingly for Stefano Pioli, this was not the first time that Milan have suffered at the hands of a poor decision.
In the 1-0 loss to Napoli back in December, Franck Kessie’s equalising goal was disallowed after a VAR check, with the referee initially giving the goal before deciding that Olivier Giroud had interfered with play from an offside position, despite laying flat on the ground.
Another incident came in the Rossoneri’s 2-1 loss to Spezia last month; Junior Messias’ goal was not given as the referee had blown his whistle for a foul on Ante Rebic only moments before the ball was shot into the back of the net. He apologised for the mistake later, but that meant little to Pioli’s side.
Back in October, Theo Hernandez was sent off during the 2-1 win over Roma, forcing him to miss the derby against Inter. The first yellow card was the right call, but the second was a little questionable, especially considering that there was an obvious foul by Rade Krunić in the midfield only moments beforehand, which wasn’t called.
Finally, there’s the penalty given to Hellas Verona back in the 3-2 win in October. There was a clash between Alessio Romagnoli and Nikola Kalinić at the edge of the penalty area and the Gialloblu were awarded a penalty, despite the fact that video later revealed that the Croatian had in fact fouled the Italian defender.