Scalvini goal Atalanta-Roma: VAR’s decision was right

The former referee and head of Can A and B institutional relations, Andrea De Marco, shed light on the most controversial episodes of the 18th matchday of Serie A, during Open Var, the dedicated format of Dazn. It emerged that Scalvini’s goal in Atalanta-Roma had to be validated: therefore, as explained by De Marco, referee Fabbri correctly decided the episode from the field. “A very accurate analysis was made, compliments must be paid to Var Maresca and Paolo’s Avar. There were two aspects to evaluate – the explanation of the Hague representative -. First if Scalvini had hit the ball with his arm and in that case the goal would clearly have been annulled. In the video they focus on the entire dynamics of the action and there is no evidence that the player touches the ball with his hand or arm, so in this case no type of injury is rightly assessed foul. Then they analyze the contact: the Atalanta player hits the ball first, then due to dynamics the goalkeeper who is unbalanced goes towards him. This is why the decision taken was correct.”

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As for the other disputed episode, i.e. Scamacca’s disallowed goal, De Marco highlighted that “he is clearly offside when he intervenes to challenge the Giallorossi defender for the ball, so the correct decision is to disallow the goal”. Clarity also on the contact in the area between Piccoli and Baschirotto in the match between Fiorentina and Cremonese, initially assessed as a penalty by La Penna and then revised with the support of the VAR: “For the commission this is an excellent call, a penalty kick can never be given for this type of situation. They rightly show La Penna that there is a neck hold on Baschirotto who then falls but does not commit a foul, touches the Fiorentina player from As a result of the fall, the game is then restarted with a free kick in favor of Cremonese. Piccoli also takes his shirt to take his position and then takes the Cremonese player to the ground.”