Referee Luca Pairetto has come under criticism for the fact that he got a number of important decisions wrong during yesterday evening’s Serie A match between Inter and Monza.
Today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, identify five major errors made by the official, considered to be far too many for a top flight match of such importance.
The first two mistakes that the Gazzetta note from Pairetto’s performance came in the form of corner kicks not given during the first half, one to each of the two teams.
There was a block by Monza defender Armando Izzo to put a Robin Gosens ball out of play, which was not spotted by the official and therefore given as a Monza goal kick.
Then, Inter’s Matteo Darmian got a touch in a Carlos Augusto effort, but once again Pairetto did not see it this way and did not give it as a Monza corner.
In the second half, the Gazzetta argue, there were three outstanding errors made by the official.
First of all, Monza forward Gianluca Caprari was booked for a tackle on Inter’s Joaquin Correa, but then upon replay it became clear that the Monza player barely made contact on the Nerazzurri man, and only on the follow through of his challenge.
Then, there was a fairly blatant foul by Monza midfielder Jose Machin in the buildup to an effort by striker Dany Mota.
Mota did not manage to score his effort, but had he done so there is little doubt that the goal would have been chalked off due to the bad challenge by Machin in buildup – for the Gazzetta, it is a big question why Pairetto didn’t notice the infringement and stop play right away.
Lastly, there were big appeals by Inter wingback Denzel Dumfries for a penalty after a challenge by Izzo in the second half.
From the perspective of the Gazzetta, the Dutchman’s protests should not have resulted in a spot kick being given considering the contact had occurred outside of the box.
However, the newspaper argues, there was enough contact to award a foul, and Pairetto should have been well-positioned to see it and give a free kick on the edge of the area.
