Sports director Nereo Bonato goes to speak for Cagliari, as already happened after Roma. This time, however, he is the only member of the rossoblù to do so (press silence also for Claudio Ranieri), furious at the penalty in full injury time which denied us the first victory in this Serie A: «It is only the penalty decision that has significantly penalized us », he states, challenging the referee Daniele Chiffi and, above all, the VAR Valerio Marini (who already had problematic matches against Cagliari last season, like in Parma).
«We believe that it is not a correct decision, I was lucky enough to be present at the meeting with the referee manager Rocchi, where all the coaches urged and requested that certain episodes not be punished with penalties». Having judged Nicolas Viola's touch to be a foul does not go down well with Bonato: «A penalty undermines a week's work and, in our case, also affects a championship. Due to game dynamics, an off-field call like this is not correct: I bring the bitterness of the whole group, we feel bitter."
The happy notes. From today's 2-2 at Arechi for Bonato there is something to save, despite what happened in injury time: «There was certainly a response from the group. But I had no doubts, because we knew we had fertile ground. It was a match between two teams in difficulty, we interpreted it in the right way even if we made some mistakes. But I think the final episode had an influence. I take home the confidence, because I believe that Cagliari is on the right path. We know there are many difficulties, but we have laid the first brick."