Udinese, Balzaretti speaks: "The penalty given to Napoli yesterday was a little penalty"

“Yesterday's was an important episode, with the score at 0-0, I'd allow myself to call it a penalty, because what is missing at the moment is uniformity of judgment”. The director of the Technical Area of ​​the saidUdinese, Federico Balzaretti, commenting on the penalty that unlocked the match at Maradona.

“Yesterday the referee was three metres away, he assessed the extent of the contact and there was no reason for the VAR to call him back - he added - the problem is that we have meetings where they explain the procedures to us, but yesterday's is not a correct protocol: if you evaluate regular contact you have to give value to the referee's sensitivity on the pitch, and we have asked for this and always ask for it, otherwise even the push on Festy Ebosele against Fiorentina would have been a penalty if reviewed by the VAR".

“I believe that the referee has the right sensitivity – Balzaretti specified – VAR should intervene only when strictly necessary”, closes the topic. All of Udinese is already looking ahead: “There will be a very important match on Sunday.

We come out of the performance against Fiorentina feeling diminished against a Naples strong, but we were mostly lacking in the wickedness and spirit that should distinguish us – explained the manager – We are lucky to play Genoa at home early, we expect a reaction from a temperamental point of view because that should be our trademark”.

“We need even stronger unity, this morning we spoke with the team and the closeness between us in difficult moments must emerge – concluded Balzaretti – you get out of it with work, with attitude. There must be spirit in a team with important players, but we must find continuity, because apart from Fiorentina we have always gone in alternating current". Hence the decision of “to bring forward the retreat by one day, to try to live this moment with the right balance and with the important emotional charge.

We want to be protagonists against Genoa."