“In Florence it was a scandal”. This is the very short comment that Claudio Lotitopresident of the Laziohas released to The Messenger after the 2-1 defeat at the Franchi against Fiorentina, the result of two penalties awarded to Raffaele Palladino’s Viola. The Biancocelesti are especially complaining about the second penalty, awarded for a foul by Nuno Tavares on Dodo.
Marco Baroni, who had already expressed himself to DAZN with other words, but alluding to the same concept, probably shares the same opinion: “A match decided only by incidents. You know when a team has more possession, shots, and enters the penalty area. I’ve played more than 1,000 games. These are situations that are contrary to the spirit of the game. A player can’t even try to cover a cross anymore. I’m a huge fan, I watch a lot of games and I never see incidents like this. I’m sorry. We also need to change the way we defend and stay in the penalty area. I spoke about spirit in this sense.
Even on the first Gudmundsson has already moved the ball, it’s not a bad stomp by Guendouzi. It’s a borderline situation. We try to put on a show but let’s leave it on the pitch. But this is my opinion. Everyone can make mistakes but if we go in this direction it becomes difficult for us coaches to tell our players how to behave. Guendouzi takes his foot off, the ball had already been played”.