The same type of incident that helped AC Milan beat Fiorentina last night denied Inter a point in their Derby d’Italia defeat at Juventus a month ago.
According to Corriere dello Sport via FCInterNews, controversy erupted across Serie A this weekend as the Rossoneri squeezed past La Viola.
Referee Livio Marinelli gave Milan a decisive nudge in a controversial 2-1 victory at San Siro on Sunday evening.
Indeed, he punished Fabiano Parisi for a ‘soft’ challenge on Santiago Gimenez, deeming his hand on the Mexican’s face worthy of a foul.
Serie A Controversy – AC Milan 2-1 Fiorentina vs Juventus 4-3 Inter Milan
A similar incident took place in September’s Serie A showdown between Juventus and Inter Milan.
However, referee Andrea Colombo saw ‘no foul,’ even though Khephren Thuram struck Ange-Yoan Bonny in an identical challenge.
Juventus took advantage of Colombo’s decision as Vasilije Adzic beat Yann Sommer from long range to decide the game in the final minutes.
Despite Inter’s fierce protests on the pitch, VAR saw no need to intervene, costing the Nerazzurri a point in Turin.