the rigor and all the dubious episodes

Andrea Colombo, Rocchi’s choice for Juventus-Milan in the Super Cup, is in his fourth season in Can. International since last January, the whistler from Como is not yet repeating the good performances of last season even though he also made his international debut at Wembley for England-Greece. So far he has directed 62 matches between the Italian Cup, Serie B and Serie A and this season he had already managed the Rossoneri against Napoli but how did you get on last night?

Colombo’s history with Juventus and Milan

Colombo had refereed Milan three times in Serie A and none in the Italian Cup from 18 February 2024 to today. The balance sheet reads zero wins, zero draws and three defeats. The last precedent ever dates back to Milan-Napoli 0-2 on 29 October. The 34-year-old referee had previously directed Milan-Inter 1-2 on 22 April and Monza-Milan 4-2 on 18 February. Juve’s first match directed by Colombo is postponed to 31 August 2022, when the Bianconeri beat Spezia at the Stadium with a 2-0 final. The other five previous matches saw, in addition to the defeat against the Neroverdi, another defeat against Lazio (1-0) and a draw with Roma (1-1): both played at the Olimpico. To find a winning outcome of a match directed by the Como referee, you have to wait until September 28th of this year, when Motta’s team beat Genoa 3-0.

The referee cautioned three players

Assisted by assistants Perrotti and Dei Giudici. Fourth man Ayroldi, Var Paterna e Avar Marinithe referee warned three players: 45’+1 McKennie, 78′ Emerson Royal, 82′ Pulisic. Recovery time: 1′ 1H, 5′ 2H.

Juve-Milan, the slow-motion cases

These are the main doubtful episodes of the race. In the 21st minute Mbangula fed Yildiz who slipped past Theo Hernández and scored the opening goal. Very quick check, but the Turk had started in a regular position. At 45’+1 the first yellow card goes to McKennie for a foul from behind on Bennacer. In the 59th minute Savona closes on Theo Hernández, but Pulisic arrives quickly and anticipates Locatelli and is knocked down in the penalty area. Penalty for the Rossoneri which Pulisic himself converts. At 76′ mini check on a possible irregular position of Musah on Gatti’s own goal, but everything is ok and Milan’s double is confirmed. In the 78th minute Emerson Royal was booked for a foul on Nico Gonzalez, in the 82nd minute a yellow card for Pulisic who stopped Yildiz’s restart. After injury time Juventus-Milan ends 1-2.

Cesari’s sentence

Graziano Cesari sheds light on the dubious episodes of the match. The Mediaset moviolista on Canale 5 promotes the referee with flying colours: «Rating 9: decisive, cold, authoritative, in the decisive moment he showed that he was there on the pitch. On the penalty, Colombo is close, he has always been close to the action. Su Savona immediately points to the ball, then the penalty kick is rightly whistled. Even the warnings are indisputable. He has the situation in hand and is always clear.”