Former referee: Kalulu has correct red card and may be suspended for 2 games, Lazio draws without offside

May 11th In the 36th round of Serie A, Lazio drew 1-1 with Juventus at home. Former Serie A referee Marelli talked about some of the focus of the game.

In the 59th minute, Kalulu brought down Lazio forward Valentine for a foul. After VAR replay, Kalulu received a red card. Marelli, who was a commentator at DAZN, said: "At first, I didn't think VAR would intervene because I didn't see violence. But the video replay angle afterwards was very clear, completely different from the original replay. It can be clearly seen that Kalulu hit the opponent's player's neck with his hand."

Marelli continued that Kalulu might be suspended. "Don't forget a detail: Ilditz was also banned for two games for violent behavior. This violent foul may have caused Kalulu to suffer a similar punishment and ended the season early." In the 88th minute, Juventus goalkeeper Di Gregorio fouled Valentine in the penalty area, and the referee first awarded a penalty. VAR later intervened and believed that Valentine had been offside before, so the penalty kick was cancelled. Marelli believes that the penalty was correct: "Digregorio's foul is obvious, but it is necessary to check whether Pedro was in an offside position when touching the ball. Objectively speaking, it is difficult for the referee to make an immediate judgment on the court, but VAR intervened to overturn the penalty, which is an objective and fair decision." In the 6th minute of stoppage time of the whole game, Valentine's header was saved, Besino scored a supplemental shot in front of the goal, and Lazio tied 1-1. Marelli pointed out that Besino was not offside, "There were some questions at first, but then I saw Vega's right foot sticking out before Besino. In addition, despite Zachani's offside position, he had no effect on the goal at all. The confrontation between Zachani and Gatti happened before Valentine headed the ball, when both players were already on the ground."