The performance of referee La Penna at the Gewiss Stadium, in the second leg of the semi-final of the Italian Cup, analyzed under X-rays by Mediaset expert De Marco,
It was the refereeing revelation of the season: La Penna, designated by Rocchi for the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, made very few mistakes this year, instead often proving excellent. The last match refereed (well) was Juventus-Fiorentina in championship but let’s see how he fared yesterday at the Gewiss Stadium.
La Penna’s history with Atalanta and Fiorentina
The Roman whistle he had already refereed the Viola 11 times in his career with a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Same number of matches (11) with the Bergamo team but previous matches were more smiling with 8 wins, 1 draw and only two knockouts.
The referee cautioned 4 players and sent off two
Assisted by assistants Giallatini and Del Giovane, with Marchetti fourth man, Aureliano at Var and Marini at AvAR, the referee warned four players, of which 2 from the Italian team: 43′ Mandragora (F), 56′ Kolasinac (A), 69′ Dodô (F), 80′ Scamacca (A). Milenkovic (F) sent off 52′, Niccolini (F) 76′ not from the field. Recovery time: 4′ pt, 5’st.
Atalanta-Fiorentina, slow motion cases
These are the dubious episodes. Bergamo’s second goal in the 13th minute. Before the goal, however, the action starts with a stomp from Koopmeiners on Beltran. La Penna, recalled by VAR, goes back and changes his decision: it is a foul and the goal is disallowed. In the 25th minute he came out with a high tackle Carnesecchi hitting Nico Gonzalez with his knee and stepping on his foot: many protests but for the referee there is nothing relevant. The VAR does not intervene. Viola with 10 from the 52nd minute: verticalization for Scamacca: Milenkovic smooths the ball, hooks the attacker and is sent off for a last man foul. In the 79th minute Scamacca hit Nico Gonzalez and gave him a yellow card: he was within a booking of a booking and will miss the final against Juve. The protests were lively, even after the match. For Gritti, the deputy of the suspended Gasperini, there were no grounds for yellow. In the 94th minute Lookman scored, according to assistant Giallatini, the Nigerian had started from an offside position. However, the VAR does not recognize offside and the goal is validated.
For De Marco there was no penalty for the Viola
Andrea De Marco clarifies the episode involving Carnesecchi and Nico Gonzalez just before the half hour of play at the Gewiss Stadium, when the goalkeeper, coming out, hits the foot of the Argentine who falls to the ground. The former referee, guest of the Mediaset studios on Canale 5 says: “the intervention is random, it’s not a penalty.” There are also few doubts for the latter regarding the yellow given by La Penna in the 80th minute to Scamacca which cost him the final. The foul on Nico Gonzalez was deemed worthy of a yellow by the former Ligurian referee. Overall, La Penna was decent in Atalanta-Fiorentina.
