Inter's first goal against Venezia came from an uncalled foul, an event that left the Unione coach, Davide Nicola, with a mixture of frustration and caution. At the end of the match, Nicola chose not to emphasize the incident, underlining that the result is the result of a broader process and not of a single episode. “I don't want to reduce everything to an episode, for me the path is important,” he declared, while admitting that he did not agree with the assessment of the foul on Sohm.
The contact in question occurred between Carlos Augusto and the Venetian midfielder Sohm, before the latter had the ball. Former referee Graziano Cesari, interviewed by Pressing on Canale 5, highlighted that, although the first image may make it appear that Augusto had touched the ball, a more careful analysis of the footage shows that the referee never made contact with the ball. "The protests arise from Inter's recovery of the ball. From the first image shown it may seem that Carlos Augusto's intervention was on the ball. Instead, looking from the other camera you can see how Carlos Augusto never intervenes on the ball, never touches it: foul. Action to be stopped there absolutely, before the goal", explained Cesari.
Another point of discussion was the contact between Bisseck and Lauberbach in Inter's penalty area. Cesari noted that the first touch occurred on the sole of Bisseck's right foot, followed by an intervention on Lauberbach's heel, calling both "foul interventions". He added that while VAR could intervene, in similar situations it usually does not. "These are two foul interventions, I don't think Orsato is happy with Pairetto's performance. VAR could have intervened, but as always in these situations it doesn't do so," he said.
The example of this episode was compared to the one involving Helgason and Sucic, where Cesari explained that such contacts are considered "light" and were never whistled. “It's part of those contacts that Orsato no longer considers a penalty, they always say it's very light, we've never seen these contacts whistled,” concluded the former referee.
For Inter, the match ended with a 1-0 result in their favour, but the team is awaiting further clarification on the use of VAR and the refereeing decisions that had an impact on the result. In the meantime, Venezia will have to reflect on how to manage their next matches, while Inter will continue to try to consolidate their position in the table, with the hope of avoiding further controversies on the pitch.