Matteo Pessina might have a first in Serie A, as the Monza captain had a goal disallowed against Inter because his buttock was offside.
The Italy international had found the net to make it 2-1 for his team at the U-Power Stadium, following the lightning start with Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty and a Lautaro Martinez tap-in.
Pessina nodded in at the back post when Luca Caldirola flicked on the Andrea Colpani free kick and thought that Alessandro Bastoni was keeping him onside.
However, a very long VAR check showed that the only part of the body with which Pessina could legally score a goal that was offside was his buttock.
The image created by the Semi-Automatic Offside technology used regularly in Serie A showed the specific portion of his anatomy that denied him the goal.
There have been some very tight calls this season using this computer technology, including toes and heels, but not yet a buttock.
Il fuorigioco di #Pessina questione di centimetri.
— Giovanni Capuano (@capuanogio) January 13, 2024
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