Former referee Luca Marelli has cleared the air on controversies surrounding Victor Osimhen’s penalty in Napoli’s 2-1 win in opposition to Juventus within the Serie A on Sunday.
He maintained that Maurizio Mariani was on level in his choice to award a penalty to Napoli the Serie A champions.
Napoli ran away with a 2-1 win over Juventus in a Serie A conflict on the Diego Maradona Stadium on Sunday evening.
Georgia ahead Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put the house facet in entrance however Federico Chiesa equalized with eight minutes of regular time left.
Nonetheless, on the eighty fifth minute, Mariani awarded a penalty to Napoli after a overview on the pitchside monitor.
The referee deemed a sort out from the younger Belgian midfielder Joseph Nonge caught Osimhen on the ankle.
Osimhen stepped out to take the penalty however his effort was saved by goalkeeper Szczesny however Giacomo Raspadori was quick sufficient to attain from the followup within the 88th minute.
“We deal with the penalty that decides the match. Osimhen controls the ball between two gamers: Nonge ‘s intervention isn’t instantly noticeable, however it’s there and it’s clear on the Napoli striker’s ankle,” Mariani mentioned on DAZN by way of Tuttojuve.
“It’s proper to go and overview the motion. There are not any doubts concerning the penalty and the yellow card for the Juventus participant.”
