Taurus, Ricci’s anger: “Very clear penalty”, indigestible draw

It could have been Ricci’s day and from a certain perspective it was. One of Torino’s best in a trap match full of final tension, who toyed with the idea of ​​becoming the man of the match, the decisive player even without scoring. Instead, in the end, the episode in which he was the protagonist was not considered worthy of a sanction by Zufferli, the referee who made his debut in Serie A this year and was only in his third match, in his second direction with Monza.

However, the retention of Rovella who extends the grenade’s shirt in full swing three minutes from the end is there: it starts outside the penalty area, but is largely realized inside.

Udine’s whistle, which shortly before had overlooked another suspicious contact – Marlon’s stomp on Karamoh who then gets booked for protesting – evidently evaluated the gesture within the limits of the lawful.

A decision with an impact on the economy of a match that Monza had just put back on its feet with a great goal from Caprari. Penalizing for Turin which with the penalty could have legitimized a clear victory on points. Above all, it would have served to eliminate, or almost eliminate, a direct competitor from the race for 8th place. Instead, the points each that came out of the Grande Torino confrontation serves no one, but only to increase the regrets and anger of the grenades.

From that of Juric who can’t find the words at the end of the game – “I’m amazed” – to that of Ricci. The former Empoli player had already protested against the match director on the half hour mark for an intersection with Pessina who had made him crash in the middle of the area. «It’s a draw that burns a lot for how the match went – the thought of the midfielder released to Torino Channel -: it was a clear penalty and these things shouldn’t happen these days. It was an important match between two teams fighting for the same goals, it weighed, we cared a lot because we want to get as high as possible ».

The bitterness is also confirmed by the numbers of a match where the grenade prevails: Juric’s team excels in shots (14 to 10), goal chances (13 to 10), key passes (12 to 9). But as usual also in aiming errors. «In the first half we entered concentrated and played like Toro – Ricci reviews the film of the match -, we had many chances, but if anything our defect was that we weren’t able to close it. But the mentality is the right one, let’s continue like this and then we’ll see ».

There are 4 games left at the end of the championship, the next one is against the Gialloblù from Veneto, that is Juric’s past, in full battle for salvation. “It will be difficult in Verona, by now they are all like this in Serie A: let’s stay focused, let’s prepare it well”. The last blows of a Turin still clinging to the final objective. Fiorentina lost in Naples and was hooked.

Today the Udinese-Sampdoria and Sassuolo-Bologna matches will close the 34th day. It will be a sprint finish.