Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain’s agent slams Nicola Rizzoli – “Juventus received major help in an important moment”.
The Bianconeri beat city rivals Torino 4-1 in yesterday’s Derby della Mole, but there was controversy as Maxi Lopez had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside.
In addition, Granata Coach Giampiero Ventura claimed both Alex Sandro and Leonardo Bonucci should have been sent-off for the visitors.
Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain’s agent slams Nicola Rizzoli – “Juventus received major help in an important moment”.
The Bianconeri beat city rivals Torino 4-1 in yesterday’s Derby della Mole, but there was controversy as Maxi Lopez had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside.
In addition, Granata Coach Giampiero Ventura claimed both Alex Sandro and Leonardo Bonucci should have been sent-off for the visitors.
“Gonzalo is calm, with hard work he’s achieving significant results,” Nicolas Higuain, his brother's agent, said on Radio Crc.
“Fortunately he’s scoring, Napoli won yesterday and are still fighting for the Scudetto. Gonzalo’s records are important, but it’s more important to win the Scudetto with Napoli.
“Rizzoli? I always believe in the good faith of everyone in football, because it’s not right to speak ill of a team like Juventus which bears no responsibility.
“That said, I don’t think a strong team like Juventus needs so much help in an important moment of the game.
“Lopez’s equaliser is obvious, the linesman was perfectly in line with it and with a man down I don’t know how the match would have finished.
“I think it was something a little bit bad, but God sees everything and I’m confident.
“By playing this kind of football Napoli can go anywhere, and they must be stronger than everything else and just think about finishing the campaign with all their strength and trying to win it.
“If I were Gonzalo, I’d never forget Rizzoli for the rest of my life, because even in the World Cup Final he didn’t give him a penalty, he always gets it wrong against us.
“He even blew for a foul in the attack on that occasion, it was a really strange piece of play.
“I don’t want a discussion about Rizzoli’s work, who may have a different view to me, but it was a penalty. The referee didn’t want to blow his whistle, and the linesman didn’t raise his flag.
“Juventus received major help in an important moment yesterday. Mistakes count for more in certain situations, because if you fail to give a penalty at 3-0 it’s different.
“I heard Ventura after the match, and it’s normal that he’s angry, I understand when Coaches get angry with the referees when there are serious errors on the pitch.
“It’s obvious that if you’re working for the Scudetto certain things make you say ‘mamma mia’. The referees are human too, but it becomes difficult when the mistakes are for a big team.
“That said, I’m confident, God will be watching everything and we have to believe in him alone.”