TWO words! What Chivu shouted to the referee, after the elimination

Dumfries wanted to protect the ball in front of Sulemana, the Atalanta striker pushed the Dutchman and the right-back went down. Sulemana shot to the long corner, Sommer deflected in front and Krstovic leveled without emotion.

Cristi Chivu protested and saw two yellow cards in the space of two minutes.

What Chivu shouted to the referee Manganiello, after the elimination

The Romanian coach saw the two yellow cards in the 83rd and 85th minutes, and he would have shouted two words to the “central” Gianluca Manganiello: “Era fallo”, translated into Romanian “It was a foul“, according to Goal Italia.

Chivu was extremely upset by Gianluca Manganiello's decision. He consulted VAR to validate the 1-1 goal, and the “nerazzurri” claimed a foul in the attack.

Luca Marelli justified the “central”, claiming that it was too light a contact to cancel the goal succeeded by Krstovic.

Cristi Chivu will normally be suspended for the away match against Fiorentina on March 22. Rivals AC Milan can close to within 5 points of the leader in case of success with Lazio.

It's a matter of subjectivity, penalties are serious business. In the contact between Scalvini and Frattesi, I see a situation that can be evaluated, but there is no clear shot from the Atalanta defender.

Referee Manganiello saw nothing and the VAR camera, in my opinion, did the right thing as it is not a clear and obvious error. The phase is interpretable, and all opinions are legitimate.

At idle, there is no foot contact. The only contact is a hand placed on the back, but it doesn't appear to be a push. In my view, Manganiello made the right decision by letting the game continue. It seems to me the best choice.

– Luca Marelliformer referee and expert of DAZN

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