Juventus news: Leonardo Bonucci has insisted that Arkadiusz Milik’s winning goal against Salernitana should not have been ruled out for offside.
Juventus was down by two goals at the end of the first half of the Serie A match against Salernitana. Antonio Candreva put Salernitana ahead in the 18th minute and Krzysztof Piatek doubled his lead just before half-time.
Juventus, however, worked their way back into the game with Gleison Bremer halving their deficit in the 51st minute of the match. Bonucci then restored parity in the 90+3 minute of the match.
Juventus thought they had won the match when Milik headed in the 90+5 minute. But the referee ruled out that goal after being advised by VAR to review the replay, ruling that Bonucci interfered with the play from an offside position.
Juventus news: Bonucci insists Milik’s goal should have stood
Speaking after the match, Bonucci criticized the referee’s decision to rule their winner out for offside. The Italian defender insisted that the Salernitana goalkeeper would not have stopped Milik’s header even if he had not interfered with the play.
“The explanation was that I was in active play, but Sepe would never have caught it, my position did not interfere with his possible stop. That’s what the rule says,” Bonucci said after the match.
Bonucci also further noted that Candreva could have kept him out. “And then there’s the doubt that Antonio Candreva is keeping everyone in line,” Bonucci said.
Meanwhile, this was Juventus’ fourth draw in the 22/23 Serie A season. The Old Lady has so far played six games in the Italian top flight this season and has 10 points.
Juventus have only won two of their matches and have shared points in the other four. They languish in eighth place in the Serie A table, four points behind league leaders Napoli.
Juventus, meanwhile, had lost their first Champions League match 22/23. The Bianconeri traveled to Paris to face PSG in their first game.
Two goals from Kylian Mbappe in the first 22 minutes carried PSG to victory. Juventus pulled one back through Weston McKennie in the second half but could not find an equaliser.
Juventus resume their Champions League campaign below. Max Allegri’s team will host Benfica in their next game. Juventus hopes to add the three points against the Portuguese team.
