Former Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi reviewed Juventus’ match against Salernitana and says the VAR error that cost the Bianconeri points will not be repeated.
Juve drew 2-2 against the team from Salerno, but should have won the game 3-2.
Arkadiusz Milik scored the winning goal in added time and the referee awarded it.
However, after seeing a replay on the pitch monitor, he disallowed the goal because Leonardo Bonucci appeared to be offside when attempting to head the ball.
But further video evidence after the match showed that at least one Salernitana player had kept the Juve defender on the side.
The outcome of that VAR decision generated a lot of debate in the days that followed, and there were suggestions that they should replay the game.
However, Rocchi insists that it is a big mistake and that it will not be repeated.
Tutto Sport quotes him as saying:
“The Juventus-Salernitana case? The press release was used to clarify. They accused us of not having used a camera that we did not have. The system didn’t have it. I couldn’t crucify a VAR and an A VAR who didn’t have those images. if they had had that room, would the result have been different? Probably yes.”
Adding: “If this case could be repeated? We are working so that it does not happen. How? There will be tools in the future that will help us.”
Juve FC says
The error cost us three points, and it is not the first time that VAR has cost a team points in the league.
We need to get it right or stop using the technology because it doesn’t make sense for it to keep costing teams points.
