Torino coach Ivan Juric found the failed penalty call ‘inexplicable’ in the 1-1 draw with Inter, but also confessed they are ‘light years away’ from where he wants to be.
The Granata had gone in front through Gleison Bremer on a corner, but were pegged back deep into stoppages by an Alexis Sanchez strike.
“The first half was played very well, Berisha did well on two chances, but we scored, should’ve had a penalty and there were more opportunities too,” Juric told DAZN.
“We fell away a bit in the second half, as many of my lads had the flu this week and were struggling to fully recover.
“We got a second wind towards the end with the substitutions, but unfortunately we were unable to kill off the game and we conceded at the end, as we often have done this season.”
The game would also have changed in the first half when Andrea Belotti was clearly fouled by Andrea Ranocchia, but the referee and above all VAR waved play on.
“It’s the latest situation of many when we were penalised. This one is completely inexplicable. It was a clear penalty and nobody understands why it wasn’t awarded. I am sure they will try to explain it, but they can’t.
“It completely ruined the game, as we would’ve been 2-0 up.”
A huge moment in both the game and the Serie A title race!
Torino felt they should have had a penalty when Andrea Belotti was brought down in the box 👀
Did Andrea Ranocchia get the tiniest of touches on the ball? 🔎🤔 pic.twitter.com/9fSIgDsYYw
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Tommaso Pobega again played in a more advanced role behind striker Andrea Belotti, so is this now becoming his place in the team?
“We’ve missed a player who connects the midfield with the attack. Dennis Praet is more of a forward, while Pobega isn’t entirely suited to it either, but he is doing very well. We are working on it in training and he is continuing to improve.”
Juric was visibly livid just 10 seconds before the Inter goal, throwing a water bottle to the ground after Antonio Sanabria gave the ball away cheaply in midfield.
“We made two mistakes on that situation. The first was to restart play too quickly, the second was to keep the ball at the by-line or try to put it out of play, just don’t lose possession.”
There were six players under 25 years of age in the starting XI this evening, so Juric was asked how long it will take for Torino to build a project and be on the same level as Lazio or Atalanta?
“We are light years away, in terms of organisation, the transfer market and other elements. I also get the sensation we worked hard, getting an identity and improving, but I still feel we wasted so much. We gifted so many points, weren’t smart enough and didn’t close games out.”
I totally disagree. It IS completely explicable and that’s because Inter were favoured by the referee and his team. The ONLY explanation.
“They will try to explain, but they can’t.” That’s a fair prediction. No wonder Serie A has become a joke and are light years behind England and Spain. They easily decide the Champion through these incidents.
those persons in the var room need to be banned from serie a. you cant have such folly in the league going forward. that was a shocking non call
Ranocchia has been the worst centre back in Italy for 10 years now. How he got away with that infringement is beyond comprehension. But then again, it’s Inter we are talking about and we know how they are favored by the federation. Moratti must still be doing his ‘good’ work behind the scenes.
ah typical Milan teams, yet they call Juventus cheater but look at referee decisions this season then you know who should be accused
@ JUVENESIA
Just shut your mouth. Milan have been robbed blind of at least 6 points this season or we had been running away with the title by now.
Milan? Cheaters? Hahaha. Guess the ref must have misunderstood our instructions when he blew the whistle before Messias equalizer, or when Kessie supposedly fouled Kebab guy from the front with the ball under his control, or when Udinese player scored using his hand, or when Napoli player was on top of Giroud and somehow Giroud obstructed play to be offside.
Was watching the game and kept counting down for the upset to take hold. Last year’s Torino squad would’ve found a way to lose the game 2-1 in the last 15 min, but this team held on. Pity about losing the two points in a tie; I wanted that win as much for Torino as for AC Milan to get distance between them and Inter.