Di Canio Blasts Penalty Decision In Inter Milan 2-2 Lazio Serie A Thriller: ‘It's A Foul 10/10 Times In Midfield' – Adds ‘Lazio Penalty Is Stonewall'

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18-05-2025

Di Canio Blasts Penalty Decision In Inter Milan 2-2 Lazio Serie A Thriller: 'It's A Foul 10/10 Times In Midfield' – Adds 'Lazio Penalty Is Stonewall'
Paolo Di Canio feels that a Nicolo Rovella shove on Yann Bisseck in Inter Milan's 2-2 Serie A draw with Lazio should've been a penalty.
The former striker gave his thoughts on Sky Sport Italia, via FCInter1908. He argued that it was a foul 'ten times out of ten' in midfield, and also said that the Lazio penalty was 'stonewall.'
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Inter Milan's Serie A clash with Lazio this evening was filled with drama.
And among this was plenty of refereeing controversy.
Both of Lazio's goals came after a VAR check. The first was initially disallowed for an offside in the buildup before the video showed that it was in fact offside.
Meanwhile, Inter conceded a penalty very late on for a Yann Bisseck handball. However, referee Daniele Chiffi did not spot the infringement in real time, needing a second luck after consulting with VAR.
Di Canio: 'Rovella Shove On Bisseck A Penalty 10/10 Times' In Inter 2-2 Lazio
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Meanwhile, there were a couple big moments inside the Lazio penalty area.
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Firstly, there was a moment in the first half when Biancocelesti midfielder Nicolo Rovella looked to have shoved over Inter defender Yann Bisseck as he was charging into the area.
Bisseck furiously appealed for a penalty. However, referee Chiffi waved the appeals away. And VAR did not intervene.
Meanwhile, Inter also briefly thought that they'd scored the most dramatic of late winners.
However, a VAR check confirmed that Marko Arnautovic was in an offside position.
Of the first half incident, former striker Paolo Di Canio commented that 'Rovella's push on Bisseck in midfield is a free kick.'
'So why is it not a penalty when it's in the area? I ask myself.'
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'If it's a foul, it's a foul,' Di Canio argued.
'In midfield, ten referees out of ten would give that as a foul.'
Then, Paolo Di Canio argued that 'the penalty for Lazio is stonewall, as clear as it gets.'
'He makes himself bigger with his arm,' the former striker argued.
'It's Bisseck's attitude that's wrong. You have to know how to act in terms of defensive tactics, that arm can't be there. Why does Bisseck make that jump?'