The point on the referee Rapuano who directed the Milan-Turin match in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup
On the night of San Siro it was Antonio Rapuano who directed the match valid for the round of 16 of the Italian Cup between Milan and Turin. The referee of the AIA section of Rimini had to work overtime directing with a good meter for 120′ the challenge that was unlocked in the 114th minute and which had only one but important episode in the 70th minute when he pulled out the second yellow card against Djidji for a suspicious entry on Messias. The noteworthy episodes begin in the 13th minute with the first yellow card of the match against Djidji who lightly touches Dest’s running foot from behind, a tax measure although it is a promising action.
Lots of verbal calls
For the rest of the match, Rapuano limited himself to verbally calling the players (Schuurs several times) tolerating physical contacts a lot and not adopting other measures until the second yellow card of the match, again for Djidji in the 70th minute for a quick intervention on Messias : in this case live and at real speed the card appears inevitable but reviewing the images it is not as evident as it might seem, only that since it is a matter of expulsion for the sum of yellow cards, VAR Abbatista cannot intervene. The Franco-Ivorian seems late but touches the ball before the inevitable contact with the opponent, what needs to be established is whether the AC Milan forward anticipates it by touching the ball before him and if Djidji’s intervention is to be considered imprudent , a case that we do not feel like excluding.
Excessive recovery in the second half
In the 75th minute there could have been a free kick for Milan on the edge of the grenade area due to a contact between Ricci and Vranckx while in the 79th minute there was a quick check for a possible hand touch in the grenade area that didn’t appear. After a inexplicably prolonged recovery of 1′ and in which the grenade goalkeeper Milinkovic-Savic is booked for waste of time, thus arriving at extra time in which Rapuano warns Linetty in the 109th minute for having kicked the ball away after a foul called on Seck. Adjusting Torino’s qualifying goal: Adopo is behind the ball line at the time of Bayeye’s assist.
The budget with Rapuano
For the referee from Romagna who had directed the last match of 2022 between Roma and Turin it was the fourth meeting with the grenades with whom after this match he boasts a balance of 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
