Against the Cittadella penalty denied and a non-expulsion. But the president does not lose heart: “Fans, trust us”
PORDENONE. In cold weather, the prank hurts even more. The disappointment for that sad last place in the standings, without points and without goals after four games, was not enough, to throw salt on the wound there is also the annoying feeling of having been punished far beyond one’s demerits.
Yes, because if it is true that this Pordenone desperately suffers from the inability to create scoring chances and the difficulty in realizing the few he creates, it is equally true that, as happened several times in the past season, the referee has put his .
Except that it is a substantial difference: the Var, so much invoked by the president Mauro Lovisa after every match spoiled by obvious errors, is there this year. Yet, incredibly, he let go of two potentially decisive episodes: the missed second yellow card in Casandro for a clear warning foul on Misuraca, and above all the penalty denied to Pellegrini for an evident detention by Perticone.
Episodes objectively difficult to justify, in particular the second one, because the technology cannot intervene on the missing card by regulation, while on the penalty the referee Colombo did not even go to check if he had seen correctly.
Therefore, the stance taken by the top black-green manager is inevitable and necessary. «We presidents of B, and I was among the first supporters, we pushed – affirms Lovisa – for the Var to be included at all costs. But he must really assist the referee, not remain a passive instrument.
It is inexplicable how the blatant held in the area on Pellegrini was not judged a penalty. The TVs highlighted the episode live and unanimous judgment is found in the national and local press. Why didn’t the referee go to review the hold on the monitor? He would have had no doubts ».
The president says he is «very angry about a game that could have ended in a very different way. In addition to the penalty, the second admonition to Cassandro was clear, another episode on which TV and press were unanimous. How did the referee not draw the second yellow? They are two sensational episodes, and I hope they are isolated. Everyone must pay maximum attention: managers, players and coaches, but also Var referees and assistants ».
And so the neroverdi find themselves empty-handed, horned and maziati. But Lovisa does not lose heart and sends a message to the fans: «I thank them, especially those who were yesterday in Cittadella. And I tell them to trust and stand by ours, supporting the boys. Losing for the fourth time in a row can affect certain assessments and fuel mistrust, but the team in Cittadella, against an important opponent, has shown to be in clear growth.
Mister Rastelli, with the staff, has started a technical and mental work that will allow us to go back soon. We have a lot of unexpressed potential and we certainly need to do more, we know, but the path we have taken is the right one. One step at a time and always together ». –
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