Verona 1-1 Juventus – Bianconeri coach Tudor hits out at ‘shameful’ refereeing | OneFootball

Juventus fell flat to a 1-1 draw with Verona today, in a controversial game marred by two refereeing incidents.

The Bianconeri led the game through Francisco Conceicao before a harsh penalty was given against Joao Mario for handball.

Speaking to DAZN after the match, with quotes via TuttoJuve, Tudor slammed referee Antonio Rapuano and his team:

“The penalty that was given is shameful,” the coach began, “how can you… if someone doesn’t see the ball, what is he supposed to do?”

The Croatian continued his tirade, “These kinds of penalties don’t exist. Only people who have never played football could give that. It’s a shameful rule.”

Tudor hits out at penalty decision and no red card for Orban for Gatti elbow

VERONA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 20: Gift Orban of Hellas Verona scores the equaliser with a penalty kick during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and Juventus FC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on September 20, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Images)

The penalty call was not the only decision that Tudor has taken issue with this evening.

“Then there’s the red card for the foul against Gatti,” the coach said, “I was right there, I saw it myself.”

Gatti took an elbow to the face from Gialloblu goalscorer Gift Orban, yet no red card was given.

“He didn’t charge, that’s how you have to go in, I’ve never seen two decisions like that”, Tudor said, “I don’t know what to say. And then, it has to be said, we lacked energy today, even though we prepared at our best.”

The reporter then showed the coach an image of Orban’s elbow on Gatti, “I mean, if you don’t give a red for that, I don’t know what you give a red for. He wasn’t even looking… if that’s not a red, honestly, it’s a disgrace.”

Tudor doubled down on his comments “A disgrace. With VAR, today, these two decisions – no – I don’t want to make excuses, but in the end matches are decided like this.”

Tudor talks Juventus energy levels after Verona draw

TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 16: Igor Tudor, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund at Juventus Stadium on September 16, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

The refereeing controversy was not all the Croatian discussed after the game, also taking time to comment on his team’s energy levels.

“We put a lot into these three matches,” Tudor said in reference to the 4-3 win over Inter, 4-4 draw with Dortmund and today’s game against Verona, “so then the energy ends up being lacking.”

He continued, “The lads gave everything, they wanted to push. In some situations we could have done better but I’m not angry: we have strengths and weaknesses, you can’t win every game. We’ll analyse everything properly.”

Tudor also discussed his substitutes and their lack of impact:

“We have to adapt. Zhegrova isn’t at his best yet but those who came on tried.” He continued, “We put all our attacking potential on the field, we didn’t manage to make the difference but we gave it a go.”