Two points lost, in Genoa to avoid a slow agony. Misuse of the VAR
A full stop or two lost points? For some, the glass is half full: after all, the bleeding of mortifying internal defeats has stopped and a brand new team scored two goals and a glass held back a Spezia that, net of a young and impossible squad, in the external field he had won in Genoa, Milan and Naples even with a good slice of good luck. We believe, however, that this is a negative result for the garnet colors, in a stadium that has pushed less than usual. despite having reserved a thrilling welcome to their favorites. Nothing can be said about the group, seeing people who arrived seven days before they sweat their shirts and fight to the end makes us understand that, in any case, they will throw their hearts over the obstacle. After all, Salernitana, with one game less, has won 4 points in 4 games in the second round and, theoretically, with two games to recover she would find herself close to the safety zone. But if you don’t beat Spezia, one of the few opponents within reach, everything becomes more difficult.
Luckily we were able to appreciate some quality plays. Perotti, in 15 minutes, scored more than one Ribery in constant involution and at times irritating (but was it so right to keep the highest paid who, on January 31, had thought of leaving?), Verdi scored two masterpiece goals which, made by Ronaldo or Messi, he has to go around the web and the world for months. Now, however, there is no alternative: in order not to frustrate Iervolino’s efforts and Sabatini’s work, it will be necessary to win in Genoa, against a team that is worth more than the ranking says and that, with the new technical guide, has found animus pugnandi, results and physical condition. And the crux of the matter is precisely this: in Salerno, after having turned the management and corporate executives upside down like a compressed sock, it was right to once again trust Colantuono who, in truth, had not left a great memory even in his previous experience. ? Fielding seven players who have just arrived in a decisive battle (and with some muzzle among those who remained, the Bonazzoli case emblematic) was a gamble, as was starting the match with a single striker (among other unripe, Mousset) and closing it with Gyomber instead of Mazzocchi. There will never be a counter-proof, mind you, but maybe starting with Djuric you could make better use of the quality plays. Finally, a first round without ideas and with very few shots towards the mirror abound. If he fails to blitz Marassi he will be exonerated, but what good would it be to change his technical guide after perhaps the most important 180 minutes of the season and with an unused stop to allow the new coach to affect and get to know the athletes at his disposal?
We close with a reflection on the world of arbitration. The writer has always said that raising your voice, especially if you are last in the standings, can be a double-edged sword and have a boomerang effect. The response of the AIA after the negative directions of Pairetto and Valeri was the following: designated Di Bello, the one in the playoffs in Verona, and Banti at the Var, the same one who caused disasters at the “Maradona” a few weeks ago. And it’s precisely the misuse of technology which must make us think. We ask ourselves, for example, why for the opposites we analyze determines and images, while for the useful situations “pro” we let ourselves go with superficiality. In Naples thirty seconds in total were enough to understand that the two penalties for the Azzurri were at least generous, so there was an evident penalty for Salnitana in the 90 ‘with Spezia. Valeri did not deem it necessary to even cover the replay action, which happened in the first half for the Ligurians. Thinking badly makes you sin, but often you get it right, says an old adage. This is not the case (r), it is appropriate to say it. And it is not football, as Mourinho says, that a spectacular goal like that of Zaniolo is canceled after five minutes due to an inevitable contact between a defender and an attacker in a harmless area of the pitch, the same goes for the goal validated against Cagliari spoiled by a hand ball. It may be a coincidence, but in the weeks in which they massacre Salernitana, the direct competitors benefit from some favors. But while Serra was stopped and then relegated to B, Pairetto and Valeri continue without any consequences. Don’t be surprised if the stadiums are increasingly empty