Former referee: The ball did not fly towards the goal and Sucic was tracking back, so Bicek did not receive a red card

In the 10th round of Serie A last night, Verona lost 1-2 at home to Inter Milan. Former Serie A referee Marelli talked about some of the penalties in the game.

In the 66th minute of the game, Bisek fouled Giovanni and the referee showed him a yellow card, but some people thought Bisek should receive a red card. In this regard, Marelli said: "It needs to be observed dynamically through the video, and the still picture may be misleading. The football seems to be very close after touching the ball, but the final trajectory of the football needs to be observed from the dynamic picture. One condition to judge whether this is a blocked obvious scoring opportunity (DOGSO) is the direction of the ball. At that time, the ball was rolling quickly sideways, not towards the goal."

Marelli continued: "The ball is heading towards Running from a distance, and Sucic was returning to defense in that area. Therefore, considering the direction of the ball rolling and the position of the defensive player - Sucic was returning to defense at the time, this was not enough to award a red card. Of course, if Giovanni touched the ball and the ball flew in the direction of the goal, it would definitely be a red card."

In the 85th minute of the game, Pio Esposito was pushed by Verona defender Kurt Chap when he headed the ball in the penalty area. Marelli believed: "Should Esposito get a penalty kick? The referee performed very well during this penalty decision and his position was also ideal. The physical contact occurred in the penalty area, but the contact was very slight and there was no pulling. This action was not enough to award a penalty kick."