Roma chief Tiago Pinto: Nobody understands refereeing criteria in Italy

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2 Nov 2021 • 7:21 AM MYT
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Roma chief Tiago Pinto says they're becoming fed-up with the treatment of referees this season.

Roma again felt hard done by in Sunday's defeat to AC Milan.

“I want to say that Milan have played a great game and maybe they deserved the win," Tiago Pinto told Sky Italia. “However, there's something to say about the refereeing.

“It's not to conceal our weaknesses, we are professionals, and we want to improve, but we cannot hide what happened yesterday.

“Why are the refereeing criteria so different? Equal situations in Serie A have totally opposite criteria. We are professionals and we cannot hide two aspects: people with more credibility than me have talked about the refereeing criteria compared to other leagues and the Champions League.

“Nobody understands the refereeing criteria here in Italy. And I can't hide the fact that during the 11 games there were situations in which Roma were clearly harmed.

“Like we need to improve, it's time to say enough, Roma deserve respect, while remembering that I don't want to hide our flaws.

“It's not just a problem of Roma, I hope that all together can reflect on the refereeing issue, otherwise you will lose credibility."


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