The major refereeing decisions were all correct in yesterday’s match between Inter Milan and Monza in Serie A,.

This is the view in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

Refereeing controversy will not be at the centre of the discussions of yesterday evening’s match as it had been for the Nerazzurri’s 2-1 win over Hellas Verona last week.

The convincing nature of the scoreline makes sure of that. Inter didn’t need any help from the officials as they dominated proceedings and won by an emphatic 5-1 scoreline.

But that didn’t meant that referee Antonio Rapuano did not have any decisions to make.

Fortunately, the Gazzetta argue, the official, with the help of his VAR team, arrived at the correct decisions on all the major incidents.

Refereeing Decisions Correct In Inter Vs Monza Serie A Clash

The first big decision that Rapuano and his VAR team had to make concerned a penalty to Inter early on in proceedings.

Ex-Nerazzurri midfielder Roberto Gagliardini was tussling for a cross into the box with Inter captain Lautaro Martinez.

The 29-year-old appeared to handle the ball fairly blatantly.

Rapuano did not immediately point to the spot. But the VAR advised the referee to go to the monitor to look at the incident.

Rapuano only needed a quick glance to determine that it was a clear penalty. And the Gazzetta commend the officials for getting it right in that instance.

Then there was the matter of a disallowed goal by Monza captain Matteo Pessina.

The ex-Atalanta and Verona midfielder had seemingly head home from a corner. But the VAR determined that he was, extremely narrowly, offside.

And the Gazzetta argue that this was clearly correct based on the visuals.

Then there were two more penalties during the second half.

Firstly, Inter defender Matteo Darmian caught Monza striker Danny Mota with a trailing leg in the Nerazzurri penalty area.

Then, Brianzoli midfielder Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro took down his Inter counterpart Davide Frattesi with a shove in the back inside the box.

In both cases, Rapuano pointed to the spot without much doubt.

VAR did not have any issues with the on-pitch referee’s decision in either case.

And neither does the Gazzetta. The newspaper sees both incidents as relatively soft fouls – but fouls nevertheless.