Thus the former referee on ‘La Domenica Sportiva’ (The Sporting Sunday): “With a clear view and with all the cameras available, you can’t make a mistake, the VAR did not intervene: I am incredulous.”

Mauro Bergonzi, former referee and technical-referee commentator on La Domenica Sportiva, commented on the contact between Pisilli and Reijnders at the 42nd minute of Milan–Roma: “The match director is very well positioned, he doesn’t foul. Then Fonseca is expelled for the numerous protests.
Fabbri is just a few meters away from the action, he has a clear view: it is impossible to make a technical error. Pisilli makes a sliding attempt to block a potential shot from Reijnders to the goal, a shot that never came. Reijnders, a player of staggering technical prowess, deftly sends a Roma player into a floundering miss with a heel flick. Inevitably, the latter ends up striking the legs of his adversary with both feet: Pisilli’s left foot hits Reijnders’ left foot, and his right foot meets Reijnders’ right foot. Without a shadow of a doubt, this calls for a penalty in favor of Milan; it absolutely warranted the referee’s attention. The VAR Magic didn’t even intervene, I am incredulous. It’s one of the worst decisions in our entire championship, with a clear view and with all the cameras at disposal, there should be no margin for error. “I hope that the selector Rocchi will provide us with some explanations, we need to understand what has happened,”