According to Il Corriere dello Sport and Il Corriere della Sera, VAR referee Davide Massa repeatedly told Marco Guida that Andrea Ranocchia ‘touched the ball before Andrea Belotti’s foot’ so the match official didn’t even have an on-field review.
Massa and Guida hit the headlines after a missed penalty call for the Granata in their home game against Inter on Sunday night. The Granata were 1-0 up when Ranocchia clearly fouled Belotti inside the Nerazzurri’s box, but the challenge didn’t lead to a penalty kick for Ivan Juric’s men.
Guida and Massa briefly spoke while the VAR referee was watching the challenge on his screen. Somehow, he didn’t tell Guida to have an on-field review because, according to Il Corriere dello Sport and Il Corriere della Sera, he repeated for three times that Ranocchia had touched the ball before Belotti’s foot.
Torino director Davide Vagnati and coach Juric were furious at the end of the game and so was AIA designator Gianluca Rocchi. According to multiple reports in Italy, Massa and Guida will be suspended for at least three games.