It was certainly one of the best performances of the Cristian Chivu era, the one put on the field yesterday afternoon by Inter at San Siro against Cremonese. Unlike the last break, which Inter reached after a defeat to Udinese, this time the mood of the Nerazzurri fans will be sky-high for the next two weeks. Chivu‘s team has in fact achieved its fifth consecutive victory, catching up – at least for one night – with the top spot in the standings.
As for yesterday’s match, let’s take a look at the refereeing review of Inter-Cremonese with an analysis of the main refereeing incidents. From the rightly disallowed goal by Akanji for being offside, to the goal awarded to Dimarco despite Lautaro Martinez being offside and in the path of the shot.
This is the explanation from La Gazzetta dello Sport: “The first Inter goal was regular: Bonny broke away on the left and was kept onside by Baschirotto. In the 14th minute, Akanji’s goal was disallowed, as he was offside when he deflected Dimarco’s shot. Dimarco’s third goal was regular: the defender fired a left-footed shot from outside the box, Lautaro screened in a clear offside position. It was right to allow the goal because for shots from outside the box, the position is only active if the attacker is close to the goalkeeper (Lautaro was 5-6 meters away).”
