Controversial episode occurred during this afternoon’s match between Bologna-Napoli, won 2-0 by the Emilians in front of the Dall’Ara crowd. In the 63rd minute of the second half, after a clash with Ferguson, Rasmus Hojlund reacted violently off the ball, striking the Rossoblù midfielder behind him three times. First with two elbows and then with a slap to the left side of the Scotsman: an action that Chiffi punished simply with a yellow card and which, incredibly, was not corrected by VAR.

This is Luca Marelli‘s analysis on Dazn: “There was a foul by Ferguson, who came in from behind on Hojlund, Chiffi let play continue for the advantage. Once play was brought back, he should have called the foul in favor of Napoli, but with a different intervention in my opinion on Hojlund. Because Hojlund loaded the blow, he clenched his fist and clenching the fist means giving strength to your blow. And it’s not an attempt to break free, this is clearly an intention to strike. Why didn’t VAR Meraviglia intervene? Probably because he considered that the blow, although loaded, did not fully land, meaning there was no clean hit. That said, in my opinion this is a red card episode. By the rules it’s ‘striking or attempting to strike’. In this circumstance Hojlund’s intention is very clear.”