Serie B to have Goal Line Camera
The 2021-22 Serie B season will begin on August 21 with VAR and a Goal Line Camera. The technology was not used in this season, brought in only for the…
The 2021-22 Serie B season will begin on August 21 with VAR and a Goal Line Camera. The technology was not used in this season, brought in only for the…
The Serie B promotion play-offs didn’t get off to the best start, as the first game to involve VAR was delayed when the technology failed. VAR is used in Serie…
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…
Lazio’s second goal against Milan caused a great deal of controversy, should Daniele Orsato have disallowed it after the VAR viewing? Lucas Leiva seemed to foul Hakan Calhanoglu in midfield,…
The Lega Serie A announced the creation of a centralised hub to organise and improve both television coverage and VAR monitoring. Out of 20 clubs, 18 voted in favour of…
Juventus Vice-President Pavel Nedved was sure Cristiano Ronaldo was onside and told him to pick up the ball during the VAR check. The Old Lady talisman scored the 2-2 goal…
Milan legend Marco van Basten insists ‘football would be better without’ any offside rule at all, which would also resolve the VAR controversy. While there have been suggestions from Arsene…
Refereeing chief Alfredo Trentalange is open to coaches making VAR requests, admits handball rules have gone too far and wants officials seen as ‘an instrument of peace.’ The President of…
Alfredo Trentalange, the new head of the Italian Referees’ Association, assures ‘no referee has ever been against the use of technology’ and VAR simply needs time. Although in Italy the…
Bryan Cristante believes VAR should’ve intervened on Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s penalty appeal after Roma lost 2-1 to Milan. There were two contentious incidents in the game, one for each side, during…
Referee Gianpaolo Calvarese told Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic why it was a ‘clear penalty’ for Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final. The incident occurred during the first half at San…
VAR is so popular in Italy that it even crept into tonight’s Senate vote of no confidence in the Government – with Adriano Galliani involved. It was Galliani who pushed…
Juventus players wanted Davide Calabria’s equaliser to be disallowed for a presumed Hakan Calhanoglu foul on Adrien Rabiot, but after a silent VAR check, the referee Massimiliano Irrati gave the…
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was perhaps fortunate there is no VAR in the Nations League, as he caught Alessandro Bastoni with an elbow. The incident occurred after 22 minutes, when…
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata admits to being frustrated with the number of goals he’s had disallowed for offside. ‘Maybe if I had smaller feet…’ The Spain international had three goals…
The Lega Serie B announced that VAR will be used in the competition from the second half of the 2020-21 season. Although VAR is now a firm fixture for Serie…
Refereeing designator Nicola Rizzoli confirms Milan and Roma penalties were bad calls, but he ‘hopes’ they weren’t two dubious decisions to cancel each other out. The chaos erupted during and…
Refereeing designator Nicola Rizzoli admits ‘there was a mistake’ by the referee and VAR when Inter weren’t awarded a penalty against Parma. The incident infuriated the Nerazzurri, as Ivan Perisic…
Inter CEO Beppe Marotta criticised referee Marco Piccinini and the VAR for a penalty incident in the 2-2 draw with Parma. ‘There was a clear and obvious penalty.’ The Nerazzurri…
Referees Piero Giacomelli and Luigi Nasca will reportedly sit out two rounds and must restart from Serie B after the controversial Milan-Roma decisions. Last night, SportMediaset claimed refereeing designator Nicola…