Former referee: S-Jimenez s elbow strike was a red card action, but similar action was not judged in the Italian Cup final

reported on May 19 that in the 37th round of Serie A, Roma defeated Milan 3-1 at home. Former Serie A referee Marelli talked about some of the focus of the game. In the 21st minute of the game, S-Jimenez elbowed Mancini, and then VAR intervened and the referee sent S-Jimenez off with a red card. Marelli, who was the guest commentator of the DAZN game, said: "At that time, two players S-Jimenez and Mancini were fighting each other. S-Jimenez hit the opponent with his right arm. The referee believed that this was a violent act on the court, which could lead to him being suspended for two games."

However, in the Italian Cup final last week, Milan defender Gabiya was also elbowed by Bologna player Buickma, but that time VAR did not intervene and punish Buickma. Marelli pointed out: "I don't think there are exactly the same situations in football, at best they are just similar. But if we compare these two situations carefully, they are actually the same."

Finally, Marelli also talked about the goal of Milan player Felix. "If A-Jimenez scored at that time, then we have to judge whether he was suspected of handball before. At that time, he had tried every effort to avoid touching the ball with his hands. However, A-Jimenez did not score, and the handball and the subsequent touch were not instant, so Felix's goal was valid."