Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Sunday, 30 November 2025, 07:46 / Updated on Sunday, 30 November 2025 07:48
His coach LazioMaurizio Sarri, and his players protested at the end of the match with Milanese (0-1), then they entered silenzio stampa. And the club reacted with a post and a video on Twitter.
In the tweet published at midnight, Lazio refer to a possible missed penalty for Maurizio Sarri's side in the 50th minute of the match at the San Siro with AC Milan.
Lazio requested a penalty following a ball that hit the Milanese Pavlovic in the elbow
“Sorry we couldn't attend the press conference, the pictures speak for themselves tonight,” reads the message accompanying a video of the incriminating phase.
Phase in which Marusic kept Pavlovic in place, who in turn blocked the Lazio player. Romagnoli's shot from close range hit the Milan player in the elbow.
The penalty requested by Lazio was not granted after the VAR analysis
VAR analyzed the phase, and according to the daily Gazzetta dello Sport, “the referees considered that Pavlovic's elbow is the result of the Lazio player's foul. And they didn't grant the penalty requested vehemently by the guests.
A minute later, Milan scored through the Portuguese Leao (51), a goal that would also be the victory for the hosts. A tense, nervous and confused finale ensued (Rossoneri coach Massimiliano Allegri and Sarri's second-in-command Ianni were dropped), and after the final whistle, the Lazio players protested against the decision not to award the kick from 11 meters.
VIDEO. The controversial phase where Lazio called for a penalty
Ci dispiace non andare in sala pressa, questa sera le immagini parlano per noi.#AvantiLazio pic.twitter.com/Sz7FxDbL8C
— SSLazio (@OfficialSSLazio) November 29, 2025
Maurizio Sarri and the players did not make any more comments, as happened after Inter – Lazio
Then, the Lazio players left the stadium without making any statement. Not Maurizio Sarri, not the players, not even the management! Exactly the opposite of what happened after Inter – Lazio, when Sarri attacked the refereeing profession and asked to bring in some from abroad.
“This match confirmed the low level of Italian referees. It's time to hire foreign referees,” Lazio's coach had said immediately after the match. Later, the club would contradict him, in a statement: “The work of the referee in no way influenced the course of the match or the final result. Comments made at the end of the match should be read in the context immediately following the match, after moments of understandable sporting tension“.
