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AIA Rules VAR Erred on Milan Penalty, Eyes Crackdown on Simulation

Italian officiating leaders weigh tougher measures on exaggeration, including a potential revival of post-match 'prova tv'.

Overview

  • Late in MilanFiorentina, contact between Parisi and Gimenez led to a VAR-recommended on-field review around the 80th minute and a penalty for Milan.
  • Referee Livio Marinelli had initially let play continue, before VAR official Abisso advised a monitor check citing a hand to the face and a brief hold.
  • After viewing the footage, Marinelli awarded the penalty, but AIA figure Andrea De Marco said the on-field decision should have stood under the clear-and-obvious standard.
  • De Marco criticized Gimenez for accentuating the fall and compared the episode to the Thuram–Bonny case in JuventusInter, where VAR did not intervene.
  • The refereeing commission is evaluating near-term steps to deter simulation, with the return of 'prova tv' described as an idea under consideration rather than a set policy.