De Laurentiis against Marotta: "His words are out of place"

The match between Inter and Napoli is still played after the final whistle of the referee Mariani: and so after the outburst of Antonio Conte on TV against the penalty given to the Nerazzurri, the reply of the Inter president Marotta here comes the piqued one from the president of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis.

“I read some statements from Los Angeles Marotta, in my opinion out of place. The penalty, according to the vast majority of observers, was not there. But above all, Conte's words were clear and are exactly what I think and what I have always said: the VAR is a great resource for avoiding refereeing errors".

Napoli's number one said this in a statement published on the club's website. "It makes no sense to say that sometimes he can intervene and sometimes not. If there is a refereeing error, the VAR staff must call the match director. Otherwise, the growth of football will be blocked and suspicions will be fueled.

Furthermore, the referees are already in direct contact with the VAR. Why shouldn't they receive instructions from those who can see what happens on the pitch with the help of technology? Conte has made explicit sacrosanct concepts, the same ones that I have been supporting for years! It is necessary to ensure that suspicions and doubts are not fueled, and respect, as underlined by Rocchi, must be mutual to avoid, as he said, that the championship is set on fire".

“We need a new VAR regulation”

“It should also be emphasized that the referee should be free from any psychological conditioning, which instead often exists between field referees and VAR referees. I believe that it is clear to everyone that a new VAR regulation needs to be developed to avoid inconsistent decisions, which, I repeat, would only fuel the theory of doubt.

It is also known that referees on the field are often not in favor of the intervention of VAR referees, because the corrections to their decisions take away their autonomy and credibility. However, in the face of sensational episodes and obvious errors, VAR must intervene, at least by reminding the referee to look at what happened on the monitor. This is for the good of football".