Inter Denied Clear Penalty On Lautaro Martinez During Nerazzurri’s Draw At Spezia, Italian Media Argue

Inter were denied a blatant penalty during last night’s frustrating 1-1 draw at Spezia, according to a report in the Italian media today.

The Nerazzurri had to settle for a point at the Stadio Alberto Picco after Ivan Perisic cancelled out Diego Farias’ early opener for the home side.

Corriere dello Sport’s print edition said referee Daniele Chiffi did not manage the game well, losing sight of several small incidents such as a simulation from Spezia’s Riccardo Marchizza.

However, his biggest mistake came when he awarded nothing after Lautaro Martinez was fouled by Luca Vignali in the Spezia box, having beaten the defender to the ball.

VAR official Paolo Valeri was also criticised for the failure to give Inter a penalty, having failed to call Chiffi over to conduct an on-field review.

Inter also had two goals disallowed for offside on Lautaro and Achraf Hakimi in the second half, but both were correct calls.