Igor Tudor slams ‘disgraceful’ refereeing as Verona hold Juventus | OneFootball

Juventus manager Igor Tudor had some harsh words for the refereeing after two controversial decisions meant that his side dropped points for the first time in this Serie A campaign, drawing 1-1 with Hellas Verona. Francisco Conceicao had given the away side the lead in the 19th minute but Gift Orban equalised for Verona in the first half itself, thanks to a penalty after a handball incident from Joao Mario. Tudor was clearly not happy with the decision and did not mince words at all post game. “The penalty is shameful, only someone who has never played can give it. They don’t see the ball, this penalty doesn’t exist. The rule is shameful.” Juventus were also unluckily on the receiving end of another debatable penalty call midweek in their 4-4 draw versus Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The controversy in this game wouldn’t end there though, as the goalscorer Orban appeared to blatantly elbow Juventus defender Federico Gatti in the face without drawing a red card either from the referee or the VAR. This, too, drew the ire of Tudor. “The red card for a foul on Gatti, I saw it: they told me he hadn’t charged him. Never seen before, two decisions like that: I don’t know what to say. If you don’t give a red card here, I don’t know what you’re giving it for, he doesn’t look at anything. If this isn’t red, really… It’s a disgrace, with VAR these two decisions…,” he said, as reported by tuttosport.com. “But I don’t want to talk about this for excuses, but that’s how matches are decided. This decision isn’t 80-20, it’s 100% against 0, two decisions both wrong . “Juventus will, however, have to recover quickly from this result as they have to face Atalanta next weekend, with Napoli who are one point behind them in second yet to play this weekend. Kaulik Mitra | GIFN