Overview

• Napoli edged Pisa 3-2 to reach 12 points from four matches and take first place in Serie A.
• In the first‑half De Bruyne–Leris episode, VAR showed Leris’s arm on the turf before a clear step on foot by De Bruyne, and the referee gave no Pisa penalty, a sequence Luca Marelli called a protocol error.
• At 58 minutes, a Beukema handball led to a Pisa penalty that referee Valerio Crezzini awarded and VAR confirmed.
• Crezzini, officiating his third Serie A match, worked with VAR Paolo Mazzoleni as analysts and media compared the handling to a recent Verona–Joao Mario handball review to highlight inconsistent application.
• Pisa coach Alberto Gilardino said the key incidents favored Napoli, while club president Giuseppe Corrado urged restraint and said referees do not decide a championship.