"Yesterday's was an important incident, with the score at 0-0. I'd even call it a penalty, because what's missing right now is consistency of judgment." The director of the Technical Area of theUdinese, 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 hold meetings where they explain the procedures to us, but yesterday's protocol isn't correct: 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 field referee has the right sensitivity - Balzaretti specified - VAR should intervene only when strictly necessary", closes the topic.
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We come out of the performance against Fiorentina feeling diminished against a Napoli strong, but we were mostly lacking in the nastiness and spirit that should distinguish us - explained the manager - We're lucky enough to play Genoa at home early, so we expect a temperamental reaction because that should be our trademark."
"We need even stronger unity, this morning we spoke with the team and the closeness between us must emerge in difficult moments. - 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 been going in and out". Hence the decision of "Moving forward the retreat by a day, to try to experience this moment with the right balance and significant emotional charge.
We want to be protagonists against Genoa."
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