The Rossoneri club complains about a series of errors that would have damaged the rankings. What slow motion says about this season and why Milan cannot be considered out of the fight for the title
Milan emerged from the night of the match against Como at San Siro with tense nerves. Draw justified by what we saw on the pitch, but not even too hidden nervousness, which exploded in a plastic way in the dispute between Cheer up And Fabregas (the latter reprehensible for the blow to Saelemaekers) and smoldered in the ashes in the following hours until the indiscretion spread, not denied, by a contact with the leaders of The Hague to complain about the treatment received from the referees.
A dossier, even if the term should be considered improper, containing the alleged failure to red a Van der Brempt for the foul that could have cost him dearly Pavlovic and some other episodes of the season, from the missed double penalty awarded to Nkunku against Bologna (game won anyway), to the goal unfairly disallowed for Pulisic against Sassuolo, passing through the Gabbia-Moreo contact on the day against Pisa which ended in a draw.
In the moment of chaos surrounding the referees, in the same hours the president of the AIA Zappi lost his appeal against the 13-month disqualification and was about to be forfeited, it remains unclear which “AIA leaders” were consulted for the complaints, given that the designator Rocchi cannot and does not want to have contact with the clubs. Communication strategies as we enter the decisive phase of the season with Milan who, despite being 7 points behind leaders Inter, should not be considered out of the Scudetto race. Also because the derby is scheduled for March 8th which will be a showdown, also at the referee level.
Mariani, only one real mistake at San Siro in Milan-Como
Having said that the judgment on the fact for which Milan is complaining (missing a red card for Van der Brempt) is that at most Mariani made a mistake in not showing the yellow cardtherefore no expulsion, and that the non-expulsion of Saelemekers in the final due to a sum of yellow cards was a mistake, the reality is that this season Milan’s balance with the referees is essentially neutral.
There are a couple of unlucky calls, the aforementioned missed penalty against Bologna and a regular goal disallowed against Sassuolo, but also some situations in which Rocchi he publicly spoke about errors that favored the Rossoneri: the penalty that decided the match against Fiorentina, considered not to be awarded due to Gimenez’s behavior, and Pavlovic’s goal with Pisa offside “passively supported” with a recommendation from then on to review the judging parameters. In short, acceptable with reservations.
Milan in the running for the Scudetto especially due to the calendar…
The feeling arises that many long faces at San Siro at the final whistle against Como stemmed not only from the adrenaline of the clash with Fabregas but also from the points left on the street at a moment that could have been favorable. What would the following hours have been like with Milan 5 points behind Inter who had just collapsed in Norway, dealing with their first injury emergency and a series of decisive matches less than 70 hours apart?
Translated: beyond public declarations Milan is fully registered for the Scudetto sprint and the match against Como left a legacy of two points lost and not one gained. The paradox is that around Milanello they have to cheer for Inter’s comeback against Bodo Glimt to maximize the advantages of a calendar that goes at two speeds: from 7 to 9 games for the Nerazzurri in 32 days against 5 for the Rossoneri, a pattern that could be repeated after the break for the World Cup play-offs, especially if Chivu had somehow reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
