Serie A: AIA admit Nkunku penalty error, refs suspended | OneFootball

Following the controversies of Milan-Bologna, the Italian Referees Association has acknowledged the mistake made in the denied penalty to the Rossoneri for the foul on Nkunku. Both referee Marcenaro and the VAR Fabbri have been suspended.

Serie A, the AIA admits the mistake on Nkunku's penalty: Fabbri and Marcenaro stopped

The case: the penalty first awarded and then cancelled

During the clash at San Siro between Milan and Bologna, the key incident was the penalty initially awarded to the Rossoneri for a contact on Nkunku, then cancelled after VAR review. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the dynamics created a real "short circuit" between the field and the VAR room in Lissone.

The VAR Michael Fabbri, in fact, called his colleague Matteo Marcenaro to the monitor, but only showed the contact between Nkunku and Freuler, and not the previous one with Lucumì, considered much more clear and evident.

The decisions of the AIA

The AIA considered the VAR's mistake more serious than that of the match director, but both match officials will be stopped:

Michael Fabbri: suspension of at least two rounds from the VAR room, with the possibility of being appointed as a field referee.

Matteo Marcenaro: probable stop of one day, in a perspective that can fit into the normal turnover of Serie A referees.

Gravina: "Obvious mistake, but technology remains fundamental"

The FIGC president Gabriele Gravina also intervened on the matter, acknowledging the mistake made by the refereeing team. At the same time, Gravina reiterated the importance of VAR technology as an indispensable tool, albeit with the need to improve its use and interpretation.

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