After penalty and red card shouts in Juve vs Genoa, questions have been raised about the lack of VAR.
Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Genoa on Friday evening, but the newspapers all agreed on Saturday morning that the Bianconeri were wrongfully denied a second penalty, prompting experts to question the lack of VAR intervention.
Juve had taken the lead after 28 minutes when Federico Chiesa struck from 12 yards, but Albert Gudmundsson equalized for Genoa three minutes into the second half.
Referee Davide Massa, on the other hand, has come under fire for waving away a potential Juventus penalty in the second half when the ball clearly struck Mattia Bani’s arm in an outstretched position.
After penalty and red card shouts in Juve vs Genoa, questions have been raised about the lack of VAR.
There have also been doubts raised over Ruslan Malinovskyi’s probable red card for a reckless, high challenge on Kenan Yildiz in the closing stages of the game.
In their post-match analysis on Saturday morning, both Il Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport agreed that Massa made mistakes on both judgments, and that the Old Lady should have had another shot from the spot.
Both media have also questioned the lack of VAR intervention, notably in the penalty shout, because the initial call appeared to be doubtful.
Unfortunately for Juventus, they have not surged ahead of title rivals Inter, who will play Lazio on Sunday evening with the chance to move four points clear at the top of the Serie A table.
