Messina chief Pietro Franza was not pleased with referee Nicola Stefanini’s performance in their 2-0 defeat to Inter. “They are being protected,” he fumed.
The islanders were defeated 2-0 at the San Siro on Sunday, but there were a few controversial episodes, including a bust-up between Coach Bruno Giordano and Marco Materazzi (pictured).
“Inter are being protected this season, it is clear that they must win the Scudetto,” said Franza entering the Lega Calcio offices in Milan on Monday morning.
“Patrick Vieira should have been sent off,” added the official, referring to the fact that the Frenchman reacted to a foul by Alessandro Parisi by apparently kicking out at his ankle.
“We have all understood that Inter must win this year, but it is not nice for us to be defeated like this. Things must change and I hope something will happen soon. There is a lot of reverence towards the Inter players.”
Franza then commented on the episode that led to the sending off of Coach Giordano after bickering with Materazzi.
“Parisi was on the ground and we needed to stop the ball. I believe Giordano hit him lightly, there was no intention to hurt him.
“Materazzi provoked, as usual. We saw what happened during the World Cup,” concluded the President.
In the meantime, it seems that there is video evidence proving that Materazzi head-butted Marco Zoro before a corner, meaning he could be punished by the Disciplinary Commission.
i personally didnt see the match, but from what i read here, nothing surprises me you know what i found even more sickening? materazzi dedicated his goal for the 2 juventino that died this week, if u ask me, the idea was that he was suppose to score an own goal or 2 for them. as the messina chief here points out about vieira, now how many time has he got away this season with things like that, yet at juve he was probably one of the most targetted players by the ref.