“Bonucci touched it.” But it’s not true!

TORINO – “I’ll explain, I’ll explain well: Bonucci touched it”. The referee Matteo joiner from Genoa thus explains to Danilo the cancellation of the Goals at Milik. It’s a labial quite distinguishable that he was captured by the cameras in the excited return to the locker rooms of Juventus and Salernitana on Sunday evening. The referee is surrounded by Juventus players, Bonucci complains behind him and in front of Marcenaro there is Danilo, composed as usual. The Brazilian asks for explanations on the mysterious cancellation of the goal e the referee answers him: “I’ll explain, I’ll explain well: Bonucci touched her head”. This opens a new chapter in the saga, because from the images, those that Marcenaro has just reviewed on the sideline monitor, it is very clear that Bonucci does NOT touch the ball in any way. So much so that the live televised debate with the former referee Marelli than on Dazn he reasoned about the eventual “impact“on Bonucci’s action, not on the fact that he had touched her. For Marelli, for example, the position of the Juventus defender it was not to be considered activegiven that the goalkeeper is not affected and would never have been able to reach the ball hit by Milik’s head.

If so, it is very serious

In short, if really joiner he saw the touch of Bonucci, the mistake it becomes even more serious, because it means that between Var and the race director they did not realize that the touch is not there. And objectively it was not difficult to realize this from the many television images (those available). The explanation given to Juventus players (also a Beans the same thing is said) is therefore very wrong and, widespread on social media in these hours, is creating even more frustration in the Juventus people.

Why did you say this to Danilo?

But was Milik’s goal really canceled due to a nonexistent touch from Bonucci? Apparently not. In the sense that it emerges from arbitration circles that the cancellation was decreed for the impact that Bonucci would have in the actionthat is, why its position was considered active and not passive. Having said that many former referees and moviolisti disagree with this interpretation, this explanation would at least save the referees from a terrible fool, because cancel it for a “touch“Bonucci would have been an objective and obvious error. Having said that, why does Marcenaro explain his decision to Juventus players in this way? In the excitement of the moment he sums up with that “Bonucci touched it“the concept of active offside? It may be, but sure the mess spreads even more.