Montolivo hits out at VAR, says referees are losing authority: 'It’s a mess' | OneFootball

“Like this, it’s a mess,” said former Fiorentina and Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo, speaking to Sky Sport Italia.

“They are not improving in using VAR. The referee on the pitch has less and less power, and the VAR referee is having more. To me, it should be the other way around.”

“VAR should save the referee when he makes a big mistake. That’s it. Does he think it’s a penalty? It can be or not, the referee evaluates it.”

Italian referees have faced mounting protests from teams and coaches in recent weeks.

Inter legend Beppe Bergomi added: “We are Italians. We’d like to see VAR being used also for corner kicks, so it’s hard to go backwards. It’s a mistake after another. When they try to fix an error, they upset those who suffered the same error the previous Sunday.”

Refereeing designator Gianluca Rocchi threatened to resign last week if officials’ integrity was called into question.

Source: Football Italia