Walter Mazzarri blasted the referee after Inter’s 0-0 draw with Torino, as Nemanja Vidic was sent off. “Absurd decisions.”

Walter Mazzarri blasted the referee after Inter’s 0-0 draw with Torino, as Nemanja Vidic was sent off. “Absurd decisions.”

The opening Serie A game ended goalless, but only thanks to Samir Handanovic parrying a Marcelo Larrondo penalty.

“It was a balanced and difficult game, which we knew it was going to be, as it’s never easy to play in Turin where they sit back and wait for you,” Mazzarri told Sky Sport Italia.

“We tried to win right to the end, but didn’t take our chances. Gary Medel was making his debut and did very well. Overall we played well and it’ll be tough for everyone here.”

The Nerazzurri were furious with the referee, who awarded a soft penalty for a shirt-tug and ignored a seemingly worse incident on Mauro Icardi.

In the final minutes he also sent off Vidic for what the referee interpreted as sarcastic applause.

“If you give the first penalty, then you have to give the one on Icardi too, which was more obviously a foul. In fact, the one on Quagliarella was absolutely not a penalty, otherwise they’ll give dozens every game.

“As for the Vidic red card, the referee lost the plot. Vidic is used to playing in England, where if a fair foul is given, they applaud the referee and say ‘you got it right.’

“Here Doveri misunderstood the intention and thought it was malicious. It’s absurd.”

Inter improved considerably in the second half after Daniel Osvaldo came off the bench.

“I had wanted to start Osvaldo, but he wasn’t in good shape and I asked if he could play 30 minutes. We really could’ve done with Palacio today, too.”

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