Chievo Coach Rolando Maran was furious with the “nit-picking” referee who left them down to nine men against Juventus.
Samuel Bastien received two yellow cards in the space of two minutes, but the tension really escalated when Fabrizio Cacciatore was shown a straight red for making the ‘handcuffs’ gesture.
Only after these incidents did Juve break through, eventually winning 2-0 through Sami Khedira and Gonzalo Higuain goals.
Chievo Coach Rolando Maran was furious with the “nit-picking” referee who left them down to nine men against Juventus.
Samuel Bastien received two yellow cards in the space of two minutes, but the tension really escalated when Fabrizio Cacciatore was shown a straight red for making the ‘handcuffs’ gesture.
Only after these incidents did Juve break through, eventually winning 2-0 through Sami Khedira and Gonzalo Higuain goals.
“There was no time-wasting, because the medics never got to the player, so there was no waste of time. I don’t see why he had to go off the field at all. It was irrelevant and play resumed straight away,” Maran told Mediaset Premium.
“The gesture he made was wrong, but there was no need to send him to the sidelines when taking a short corner and already down to 10 men.
“There was no time wasted and we were told recently by the referees in a summit that if no time was spent on medical staff entering the field, then it’s unnecessary to send the player off the field.
“When you try so hard, put in so much effort and see such nit-picking… A player can lose his head in a tense moment, but when down to nine men, you are left with frustration and anger.
“I don’t see why the referee had to make us defend a corner with a man down. We needed to send a strong signal as a team and prove the 5-1 defeat to Lazio was not a genuine reflection of our performances. We had the right approach, resisted with 10 men, but down to nine we couldn’t anymore.
“It’s important to analyse the positive aspects and I saw many for us this evening.”