Comments on: Juventus 0-0 Torino: No Real Winner in Turin, Except the Refereeing (For Once) (Serie A Matchday 25)

By: Marco Pantanella

Marco Pantanella — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:18:06 +0000

Well call me crazy, but I didn't find the refereeing on Wednesday to be scandalously mediocre... at least not compared to the horrors we have seen so far this season. Perhaps I wasn't paying too much attention to it, and was more focused on enjoying the game. FYI, La Gazzetta pretty much agreed with all yellows handed out by Rosetti. As we all know they're Milan/Inter-biased, but I don't recall players protesting the decisions more than the usual... with the exception of the Giallorossi on the Mexès incident. I'll refer you to my match report for what I think of the whole thing.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:31:07 +0000

Actually, I was referring to nearly everything Rosetti did in the second half. He gave Roma possession when it should have been Inter’s, called fouls which weren’t fouls, missed at least 2-3 “second yellows” for Burdisso and gave a free kick to Inter when Zanetti – already on a yellow – elbowed Cassetti in the head and knocked him out of the game and for a few weeks. Needless to say, he had an abysmal game. Sad commentary when he’s one of the better refs the peninsula has to offer.

(Oh, and Mexes’ second yellow didn’t help matters either.)

By: Marco Pantanella

Marco Pantanella — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:36:29 +0000

Ah… I presume you’re alluding to the Mexès incident, yes? Game report comin’ up…

By: chris

chris — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:58:07 +0000

“Well, for once in the past month (and I do choose my words carefully), a matchday in Serie A took place without refereeing incidents.”

Well duh, they saved it all for Wednesday.

(And yes, I’m blaming you for this.)

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