[Coppa Italia] JUVENTUS 3-1 Napoli [28th February, 2017] (21 Viewers)
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Napoli: 'Shameful ref decisions'
By Football Italia staff
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli said the Juventus penalties in the Coppa Italia semi-final were “shameful and damaging to all of Italian football.”
The Partenopei had taken the lead through Jose Callejon, but after the break Juve ended up winning 3-1 with a Gonzalo Higuain strike and two contentious penalties.
Napoli were so infuriated by the situation that they broke their Press silence.
“We thought it important to publicly thank the lads for their performance and to say we emerge defeated by two decisions that were not debatable, but shameful and damaging to all of Italian football,” Giuntoli told Rai Sport.
“On the first penalty, Dybala knocks the ball on and seeks contact for the penalty. I thought the first one was frankly more of a spot-kick, but watching the replay this one isn’t right either. The striker goes looking for the contact.
“On the second Reina gets the ball, then he certainly cannot disappear and thus contacts the player too. What’s more, that happened after a penalty was not given to us, considering that two of them knocked down one of our players.
“The decisions were shameful.”
Napoli only spoke to RAI Sport with the agreement they would not have any response from the studio.
The official Twitter account of the club also noted: “If you watch the game on RAI, turn the sound down.”
Napoli trying to emulate Donald.
By Football Italia staff
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli said the Juventus penalties in the Coppa Italia semi-final were “shameful and damaging to all of Italian football.”
The Partenopei had taken the lead through Jose Callejon, but after the break Juve ended up winning 3-1 with a Gonzalo Higuain strike and two contentious penalties.
Napoli were so infuriated by the situation that they broke their Press silence.
“We thought it important to publicly thank the lads for their performance and to say we emerge defeated by two decisions that were not debatable, but shameful and damaging to all of Italian football,” Giuntoli told Rai Sport.
“On the first penalty, Dybala knocks the ball on and seeks contact for the penalty. I thought the first one was frankly more of a spot-kick, but watching the replay this one isn’t right either. The striker goes looking for the contact.
“On the second Reina gets the ball, then he certainly cannot disappear and thus contacts the player too. What’s more, that happened after a penalty was not given to us, considering that two of them knocked down one of our players.
“The decisions were shameful.”
Napoli only spoke to RAI Sport with the agreement they would not have any response from the studio.
The official Twitter account of the club also noted: “If you watch the game on RAI, turn the sound down.”
Napoli trying to emulate Donald.
Reina barely even touched the ball. Cuadrado was still through on goal and going to score had Reina not steamrolled him.
It was a careless tackle by Reina. If he had of got more of the ball then they would have every reason to complain.
They also scored from an offside goal but nobody cares because they lost.
It was a careless tackle by Reina. If he had of got more of the ball then they would have every reason to complain.
They also scored from an offside goal but nobody cares because they lost.
