The broad arm of Come, wide and uncoordinated, led referee Alberto Santoro to award the penalty for Monza at the end of yesterday’s match. The unnatural movement led to the ball impacting when it was high above head level. There is also no doubt about the timing: the whistle came 4 seconds after the 4 minutes of added time allowed, but there was an extension for Krstovic’s goal scored in the 92nd minute. From Var Irrati there was confirmation of the referee’s decision, not perfect during the match in managing fouls but without major errors.
According to the slow motion from Corriere dello Sport, it would have been more correct to award the free kick for Monza when in the 6th minute Rafia fouled Zerbin before the shot fired over the crossbar by Birindelli. Yellow cards corrected: Colombo and Oudin commit imprudent fouls in the 15th and 25th minutes of the first half, held between Izzo and Krstovic in the 25th minute of the second half and a tactical foul by Gagliardini, in the 32nd minute of the second half, to interrupt Lecce’s restart.
