“The refereeing controversies after Lazio-Milan? When the game acquires these characteristics, other external agencies must intervene. The reliability of the system is lacking and therefore we have to resort to third-party institutions to put an end to an unfortunate situation. » This is the tough stance adopted by Lazio president Claudio Lotito after the match against Milan, where the team came out defeated and with several expulsions. “In sport, you have to win through merit. There is a limit – he emphasizes – beyond which we must not go, and today all limits have been exceeded. The team will assert themselves in the appropriate places, for everything that has happened. This thing has been happening for a while. »
Lazio-Milan: what happened
The match ended with 11 yellow cards and 3 expulsions, it is destined to cause controversy. Milan return home victorious, one point behind second-placed Juve. Lazio remains with a bitter taste. And after the defeat against Fiorentina, the atmosphere before the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern next Wednesday is not the best. At 12' of the second half an episode changes the situation: Pellegrini (already booked) seeing one of his teammates on the ground thinks that Pulisic is going to stop the race but that is not the case, then he shoots and throws the American down. With a man less, Lazio was forced to change face and performers: the entries of Immobile and Isaksen made things happen, the captain served by the Dane being very close to taking the advantage. In Milan, Leao's goal was disallowed for offside, but in the 43rd minute, Okafor scored on a rebound in the area. The final minutes were fiery, with an avalanche of yellow cards and Di Bello lost control of the match, sending off Marusic and Guendouzi. Sarri's cries are of no use and he will also miss the match against Udinese: he was booked and was also booked.
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