Refereeing episode in Inter-Turin. Today, Wednesday 4 February, the Nerazzurri faced the Granata in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. With the score 2-1, in the 74th minute, Baroni’s team manages to equalize, thus completing the comeback from 2-0, but the referee cancels everything for offside. But what happened in Monza?
In the final stages of the match, Torino increased the pressure in search of an equaliser, after a goal from Kulenovic had reopened the game following the Nerazzurri’s double lead signed by Bonny and Diouf. In the 74th minute, the Granata hit the net again: following a free kick, a cross to the center caught Chivu’s defense unprepared and found Prati, who had just arrived in the January transfer market, all alone in the area. The midfielder heads the ball and passes Martinez to the far post, thus making it 2-2.
However, the celebration of the Torino fans was choked in their throats. The assistant raises his flag, signaling offside and referee Marchetti then disallows the goal. In fact, the images show the foot of the Granata midfielder starting beyond the last Nerazzurri man, in this case Pio Esposito, aligned with the high line of the Nerazzurri defence. After a quick check with the VAR, the decision is then confirmed.
