Maurizio Sarri has argued that Massimo Maccarone's disallowed goal should have counted, following Empoli's controversial 1-1 draw with Genoa.
Monday evening’s Serie A fixture saw Lorenzo Tonelli appear to score the visitors’ equaliser at Marassi with the inadvertent use of his hand.
However, their Coach was on the counter-offensive post-match, as he felt that the referee set a precedent when he ruled out Massimo Maccarone’s first-half effort.
Maurizio Sarri has argued that Massimo Maccarone's disallowed goal should have counted, following Empoli's controversial 1-1 draw with Genoa.
Monday evening’s Serie A fixture saw Lorenzo Tonelli appear to score the visitors’ equaliser at Marassi with the inadvertent use of his hand.
However, their Coach was on the counter-offensive post-match, as he felt that the referee set a precedent when he ruled out Massimo Maccarone’s first-half effort.
“Our goal was a handball? It could have been ruled out, but I think the first goal [that was whistled] was good, because I have doubts that was an offensive foul,” Sarri told reporters.
“In my opinion, the refereeing was of the highest standard, since it’s difficult to judge certain details in melees where you can whistle everything and nothing.”
Sarri then turned his attentions to Empoli's performance on the night and expressed his delight with the side's unorthodox approach to consolidating their Serie A status.
“I’m happy because we played well, and we’ll always strive for survival by playing beautiful football – in the face of those who say that it’s not possible.
“According to me, you can survive even in playing good football, and if it goes wrong then at least we had fun.
“Our first two defeats made us realise that we could make something [of our season]. Right now we're fine and collecting points, but we know that there’s a long road towards survival.
“I was especially surprised with our personality because climbing the table is not a given. We're continuing to have [personality] in Serie A and this makes me happy.
“The boys have put in a lot of application and are translating these things into games well.
“Where can we improve? We took advantage of the many counterattacks, but I think the [condition of the] pitch affected the match.”