Lots of controversy for the management of Mass. His choices are not convincing, both in terms of warnings (given and not given) and the missed whistles, especially in the penalty area. The match remains peppered with many blunders from the referee, who was repeatedly criticized and criticized not only by the players on the pitch, but also by the fans in the stands. Below are the salient disciplinary episodes of the match.
FIRST HALF
20′ – Big complaints from Lazio for an alleged foul on Casale’s attacking midfield on Noslin. Massa thinks about it and then blows the whistle: the Olimpico doesn’t agree. And not even the players on the pitch.
27′ – Bad foul by Serdar on Marusic on the edge of the yellow-blue penalty area. The referee only verbally reprimands the midfielder without warning him.
35′ – Lazio claim a penalty for contact between Serdar and Guendouzi. As the Frenchman ran towards the goal, the Verona midfielder cut him off from behind, pushing him and causing him to fall to the ground. For Massa everything is good, the Olimpico and the players on the pitch protest loudly.
38′ – The first yellow of the match goes to Alessio Romagnoli. Massa is decidedly fiscal here and immediately warns the Lazio centre-back for the mid-field foul on Swiderwski. Rain of boos from the Biancocelesti fans.
41′ – Cabal and Luis Alberto remain on the ground after a harsh intervention by Baroni’s full-back. Lazio’s number ten complains to both the linesman and Massa about the missed whistle. More than a few doubts remain.
45′ – One minute added.
SECOND HALF
49′ – Second yellow card of the match, this time for Casale. Massa pulls out the yellow card for the former Verona centre-back who pulled Swiderski down by the shirt. The match director was also very fiscal here and was harshly criticized by the Olimpico.
52′ – Another foul by Serdar who harshly stops Kamada’s counterattack. The Verona midfielder, no stranger to contacts of this type during the match, is missing the yellow card.
61′ – Another blunder from Massa. Felipe Anderson preceded Folorunsho in the tackle by clearly touching the ball. However, the referee stops the game and whistles for the foul amid protests from the fans and Tudor boys.
63′ – As already happened in the first half, Massa and the linesman signal an offside that wasn’t there, stopping Luis Alberto’s offensive action.
68′ – First Suslov and then Tchatchoua bring Zaccagni down hard from behind. For Massa it was a foul on both occasions, but he didn’t penalize. Another mistake from the match director who so far has only cautioned Lazio players.
71′ – Duda provokes Luis Alberto by throwing the ball at him and asking him for distance. The Spaniard, however, takes advantage of the situation and shoots towards goal from midfield to surprise Montipò. For Massa, however, only the reaction of the two counts, not the free kick. Before letting them reply he warns the players: the match director is totally losing control of the match.
72′ – All good in the action that leads to Lazio’s lead. Luis Alberto enters the penalty area for Zaccagni who beats Montipò at the near post: the position of the former Verona player is very regular.
74′ – Another yellow card, this time for Cabal. Massa’s choice is correct here as he penalizes the Verona full-back who irregularly stopped Pedro’s counterattack on the wing.
83′ – Olimpico protests due to a possible handball in the penalty area by Noslin following Hysaj’s cross. For Massa everything is good, and this time he chooses well: the Verona striker took the ball with his chest. We continue.
84′ – Lazio asked for a penalty after the foul called by Massa on the edge of the area. The contact between Cabal and Pedro, however, occurs just outside the line. The referee’s decision was correct, but the second yellow card was not given to the Verona full-back who should have been sent off.
86′ – Yellow for Coppola after a very harsh challenge on Castellanos. The warning from the race director has been corrected here.
90′ – Centonze pulls down Kamada who was entering the penalty area. Massa’s whistle corrected, but the yellow card for a Verona player is (still) missing.
90′ – Four minutes of injury time.
90’+2 – The yellow card also arrives for Noslin after having fouled Zaccagni and having sent the ball away due to protests.
90’+3 – Massa raises his voice again and also warns Zaccagni for protests.
