To define the defeat of the scandalous Juve Stabia a Pisa It's almost a sweet thing: not even Moggi's Juventus had gotten this far.
And instead today there was someone who did worse: the referee Aureliano and the VAR who decided Pisa's victory against Juve Stabia. On paper, but not only, Pisa are probably much stronger than Juve Stabia and the standings also say so. But the pitch was saying something else.
And so here comes the winning duo of referee and VAR who in the 36th minute of the first half invent a non-existent expulsion against Candellone who had suffered a sensational foul and who may have raised his leg during the fall but not of his own volition.
Just look at the dynamics of the action to realize: and instead no. Aureliano was called to the VAR for a red card aimed at the Juve Stabia player. But the perfect crime was committed close to the 65th minute. Because seven minutes earlier Juve Stabia, despite being numerically inferior, had taken the lead with a sensational own goal by Marin.
And then at that point Aureliano and Var come into action, inventing a penalty on a push against Piccinini who had his back to the goal and was going towards the end of the field. Thiam almost performs a miracle on Tramoni's penalty kick. Two minutes pass and while in the Juve Stabia area the smoke from the Pisa fans' smoke bombs prevents a correct view, the referee Aureliano (eagle eye) decides that Morutan's header crossed the goal line even though Thiam had the ball in his hands outside the line.
In Serie B, since there is no goal line technology, the referee decides. A brief consultation with the VAR, but the images were not shown, and it was decided that it was a goal. At that point, the game was over. Moreo's goal 13 minutes from the end only served to legitimize a robbery and perhaps more: a scandal. An injustice. An ignominy. And we could go on forever.
But those who love clean football know well that this is not clean football. It is a farce. The top brass of Serie B, Inzaghi, the Pisa fans, the referees should be ashamed. And above all Aureliano and the Var should be expelled and criminally convicted.
But it's just a dream because this is the football of business and of the strong and small teams like Juve Stabia, unfortunately, have to submit to this shame.
Article published on 22 February 2025 - 18:09
Juve Stabia's defeat in Pisa was surprising. It is not clear how referee Aureliano and the Var could have made such questionable decisions. The game seemed to be going in a different direction, but in the end the facts were different.