Inter Milan were unfortunate with the refereeing in one key moment against Cagliari, but had only themselves to blame for their complacent attitude.
This is the view in today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews.
In the view of Tuttosport, there is no doubt that Cagliari’s second goal yesterday should not have stood.
Rossoblu striker Gianluca Lapadula had used his arm to control the ball directly in the buildup.
It may not have been a deliberate action by the 34-year-old former AC Milan striker. But it was still a blatant control of the ball with the arm.
That is what the Inter players thought immediately after the goal – they appealed to the referee for handball to be given.
But the officials decided against doing so.
In truth, though, refereeing controversy hardly dominated the match. Inter coach Simone Inzaghi had little intention of focusing on the incident after the match.
Inter Suffer Refereeing Error Vs Cagliari – But Can Only Blame Themselves For Complacent Attitude
Perhaps Inter were unfortunate that they didn’t get the decision on Cagliari’s second goal.
But in reality, Tuttosport, the Nerazzurri should not have ever allowed themselves to be in a position where refereeing could go against them in that manner.
Inter had scored early on, through striker Marcus Thuram.
However, the Nerazzurri never quite built on that early momentum.
Cagliari stayed in the match, particularly after a tactical switch and substitution by coach Claudio Ranieri not too long after Inter’s goal.
The Rossoblu deservedly got an equalizer in the second half, with Inter having been seemingly trying to slow the match down and see out the result right from the start of the half.
Then, Inter got a second goal to go ahead. This was a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty.
Once again, however, the Nerazzurri looked a bit too casual. It was Cagliari rather than they who had the ruthless edge.
