European football: Serie A referees’ chief apologises after controversial Kalulu red card

Juventus lost 3-2 in dramatic fashion away at Inter Spalletti and Chiellini confronted referee La Penna Serie A’s referee designator Gianluca Rocchi said match official Federico La Penna was “clearly wrong” in showing Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu a second yellow card during Saturday’s loss at Inter, and apologised over the incident. Kalulu was sent off after Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni tumbled to the ground and immediately gestured towards the referee demanding a card, indicating that Kalulu had grabbed his shirt to bring him down. Television footage suggested there was no contact between the players. Juventus, down to 10 men after the sending off, lost 3-2, meaning Inter are now eight points clear at the top. This story will be updated Continue reading...

By Reuters