Benevento to Mazzoleni: ‘You have a guilty conscience!’
Benevento director of sport Pasquale Foggia faces a possible ban after he was filmed shouting at VAR Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni. ‘You have a guilty conscience!’ The controversy rumbles on after…
Vigorito: ‘They want to kill’ Benevento
Benevento President Oreste Vigorito made very strong accusations against VAR Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni, accusing officials of ‘trying to kill’ the centre-south clubs. Le Streghe were beaten 3-1 at home by…
Mazzoleni: ‘Players were scared’
Referee Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni, a VAR during the Derby d’Italia between Juventus and Inter on March 8, reveals ‘the players seemed frightened’. When Serie A works on the protocol to…
Judge explains Koulibaly rationale
The judge that rejected Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly’s appeal insists “solidarity cannot break out into behaviour that is damaging to the game.” The Senegal international was sent off for sarcastically…
Ancelotti: ‘We’ll walk off with racist abuse’
Carlo Ancelotti said Napoli asked repeatedly for action to be taken over racist abuse from Inter fans. “Next time we’ll take matters into our own hands.” Kalidou Koulibaly was booked…
Higuain appeals two-match ban
Gonzalo Higuain and Milan lawyers are set to appeal his two-match Serie A ban tomorrow after the red card against Juventus. The Argentina international was sent off for dissent in…
Mazzoleni: ‘Referees wanted VAR’
Referee Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni says officials “wanted technology introduced years ago. How many times in my career did I want VAR?” Although some refs have shown resistance towards the new…