Following the heavy defeat of Inter 3-1 on the field of Napoli, the Nerazzurri president Beppe Marotta spoke to the microphones of DAZN to comment on the match. These are his statements in response to journalists’ questions and his opinions after this loss at the Maradona in the eighth round of Serie A.
CONTROVERSY – “I want to contribute to the football system and I can’t understand, beyond the fact that Napoli deserved the win. The penalty episode was decisive in shifting the balance from one side to the other and it came from a call by the assistant. Sometimes VAR intervenes, sometimes the assistant, and I think the images are very clear. Napoli deserved the win but from there the match took a different turn.”
PENALTY – “Napoli’s victory, in my opinion, stemmed from this element and then they deserved it by winning 3-1. The dynamics that led to the decision, regardless of the evaluation of the match. I’m talking about the reflections made by Rocchi when he says enough with soft penalties. Marelli himself said it wasn’t a penalty. I ask for clarity on what a soft penalty means and I ask what tools should be used. I am for the centrality of the referee because he cannot be influenced by an assistant who has less visibility.”.
MATCH – “In the locker room at halftime I saw bitterness among the players for that penalty, there was conditioning. I am referring to the chronology of the match and how this decision originated. Conte and Lautaro? These are on-field dynamics, I would overlook them because you see a lot of these.”.
