Mancini: Inter had a clear penalty disallowed

Date: 19th April 2015 at 11:54pm
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Inter coach Roberto Mancini was livid about the referee’s decision not to award his side a penalty in Sunday night’s 0-0 draw against city-rivals AC Milan.

Mauro Icardi’s shot appeared to have hit Luca Antonelli’s arm in the penalty area, with the Nerazzurri also having a goal disallowed in the second half when Rodrigo Palacio appeared to have fouled Luca Antonelli, and Mancini was quick to draw comparisons between both incidents.

“I don’t want to talk about referees, I only want to speak about the performance of both teams,” Mancini said. “However, we got disallowed a goal we’d scored because of a Palacio foul, then how didn’t he see a clear penalty?

“We played well against Hellas Verona [in a 3-0 win] and we did so tonight, I’m glad the players are playing well.”

Mancini then went on to rubbish claims that the Derby della Madonnina lost some of its appeal due to both sides’ recent form, as they sit in 9th and 10th respectively in Serie A, before going on to praise Milan players Diego Lopez and Suso.

“A derby is a derby,” he said. “There were 74,000 fans who turned up tonight; maybe it’s not the same in terms of standings in the table, but a temporary downfall is normal.

“Diego Lopez was really good, he denied us many chances, and Suso is also a quality player.”

 

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