After his home defeat Trapani last night againstAvellinothe number one of the Sicilian club, Valerio Antoninimade some statements after the match. Here’s what was highlighted by AvellinoToday: “It was a beautiful match, I congratulate Avellino because they are an important team, well prepared and physically very strong. They will fight to the end to win. I have never talked about referees since I have been president, but this evening I am things were called that made no sense to both teams, he gave a non-existent penalty which in a key moment of the match influenced the result in a decisive way. I don’t understand how you can give a penalty like that, I’m sorry for an episode like this in a match important. Unfortunately that’s how it went. I can’t say anything about the effort, it was maximum. I saw some situations that are in line with the mistakes we’ve been making for a few games now. I think there’s even more awareness that the team, with more determination and more will, can have its say. There is plenty of time to recover.
I have to say that I don’t understand why there is no VAR in Serie C. I have already written to president Marani, it is a flaw that needs to be corrected immediately because it is clear that the referee was inadequate for the level of the match. I hope it gets stopped for a while. I believe that a match like this deserved refereeing worthy of the two teams. In the penalty episode, Avellino was favored, but it could have also happened to Trapani. I saw him out of tune with the event. We who are entrepreneurs and presidents cannot even be forced to say certain things because there is the risk and fear of disqualification. We must have the courage to say and face important problems. The penalty is invented but it must not be an alibi because there was time to get the match back on its feet. I’ll talk to the coach about it.
It wasn’t just the penalty. Giving three minutes of injury time, with all the changes that have taken place and the loss of time, is a bit provocative in my opinion. I didn’t like this. Squad? I think she got nervous after the goal she conceded at the end of the first half. The opening half was almost dominated, excluding one action where there was an error on our part. We had three or four important occasions. In the first half we deserved to take the lead and instead we went behind in the score, in my opinion the team got nervous. Then there were mistakes that we have already made in Monopoly. We pay for a moment in which the team is absolutely not lucky and lacks a bit of determination. Evaluations in progress? There are no evaluations to make on the coach because he prepares the matches very well. Maybe he can improve in managing the ninety minutes. You have to give it time. Biancolino comes from Primavera. Then there are those moments when he tells you everything is fine, you make half a shot on goal from a corner and an invented penalty and you win the match. Avellino showed physical strength and great character.”