Controversy surrounds the refereeing of AC Milan vs. Napoli, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, which the Rossoneri won 1-0. Istvan Kovacs was in the spotlight. Post-match, Napoli coach Spalletti expressed concern over several decisions, particularly the failure to give warnings to AC Milan players Leao and Krunic.
Napoli ended the match with 10 men after Anguissa was sent off. After the match, as revealed by videos that went viral on Twitter, there was a curious situation in the mixed zone. Referee Kovacs paraded in front of reporters and some journalists presumably underlined, in English, “Bad match” and said “Shame” and “Vergogna” while the referee designator Roberto Rosetti (who was also the referee observer) also passed by.
On the matter, Napoli Calcio issued a statement in which it "firmly condemns the protest by some journalists against the referee in the mix zone at the end of the match played at the Meazza San Siro in Milan".
A heated post-match yesterday at San Siro. In the mix zone, protests broke out from some colleagues #Naples to the address of the director of #Kovacs and the President of the UEFA Referees Commission #Rosetti pic.twitter.com/NeDfojzMgO
- Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) April 13, 2023
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