Gianpaolo Calvarese questions Serie A’s choice to nominate Simone Sozza because the referee for Sunday’s match between Inter and AC Milan.
In an Instagram publish by way of FCInterNews, Calvarese expressed his skepticism about Sozza’s capacity to officiate a sport of this magnitude.
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Simone Sozza got here beneath heavy scrutiny following a dismal efficiency in Inter’s 3-0 dwelling win over Fiorentina final month.
Certainly, the 38-year-old refused to award two textbook penalties for the Nerazzurri in that conflict.
Fiorentina defender Pietro Comuzzo dedicated two cynical fouls on Francesco Pio Esposito, together with a blatant wrestling-style seize within the second half.
Nevertheless, each incidents went unpunished, placing Sozza beneath the microscope.
Furthermore, Sozza’s errors in final season’s Supercoppa Italiana semifinal helped Milan overcome a two-goal deficit and beat Inter 3-2.
Regardless of Alvaro Morata’s apparent foul on Kristjan Asllani, he allowed the play to proceed, which resulted in Milan’s opening objective.
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Subsequently, Calvarese has discovered Serie A’s choice to entrust Sozza with such a high-profile match mind-boggling.
Calvarese Skeptical About Sozza Forward of Inter vs Milan Conflict
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“Most likely the worst sport of his profession was the Supercoppa Italiana derby, Inter–Milan,” Calvarese acknowledged.
“Just a few weeks in the past, regardless of a robust begin to the season, he had a dreadful night time in Inter–Fiorentina, failing to award two penalties.
“The final one was really blatant, for a transparent maintain on Pio Esposito.
“That mentioned, I consider the pure alternative would have been Massa.
“Not seeing him appointed on Sunday seemingly means he’ll nearly definitely be assigned on Tuesday within the Champions League.”
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Moreover, Calvarese additionally questioned Gianluca Rocchi’s option to put Gianluca Aureliano within the VAR sales space.
“Aureliano is definitely competent, however this 12 months he carried out terribly in Verona–Juve,” he added.
“I wouldn’t have put Di Paolo again as AVAR after final 12 months’s derby.
“He was within the VAR room amid infinite controversy over the Thuram–Pavlovic incident.”
