Tension during half-time at Genoa-Sassuolo: Ellertsson and Berardi sent off. The black and green striker clarifies on social media: “No violence”. Now the ball passes to the sports judge.
An incandescent first half finale at Ferraris. The return to the locker room during the interval of Genoa-Sassuolo was marked by an argument that led to two direct expulsions. Referee Rapuano showed the red card to Mikael Ellertsson for Genoa and Domenico Berardi for Sassuolo. The black-green striker then entrusted his version of events to social media.
The player’s clarification
Berardi wanted to clarify the episode. “The images speak clearly,” wrote the Sassuolo player. “There was no act of violence! I was just trying to free myself to go to the locker room.” His statement aims to contextualize his reaction to the uproar that arose among some footballers. Now the final decision will be up to the sports judge, who will base himself on the referee’s report to establish the amount of the sanction. For Berardi, this is the third expulsion in his career against Grifone, after the previous ones in November 2015 and January 2020.
