Nerazzurri protests in the final minutes of the derby, in injury time: the referee let play continue without reviewing the action, supported in his decision by Abisso

Controversy in the derby, at the end of Milan-Inter. The key episode in injury time: Dumfries heads the ball in the Milan area and it hits Ricci’s arm, who is retreating. This is the key: the movement is not towards the ball. Ricci then controls and clears the danger. The Nerazzurri protest, demanding a penalty, but Doveri lets play continue and is not even called by VAR: in Lissone, they reconstruct the action on the monitors and reinforce the assessment made on the field.

Just before that, another incident caused a few seconds of debate. In the 92nd minute, a corner from the right hits Carlos Augusto, who turns and deflects the ball into the goal. Lautaro (and others) celebrate on the bench, but it soon becomes clear that the score will remain 1-0. Was the goal disallowed? No, because Doveri had blown his whistle well before Carlos Augusto’s deflection, shortly after the cross was played, probably to restore order in the middle of the box, where several players were pushing and shoving. In the second half, Rabiot received a yellow card, which means he will miss Lazio-Milan, and Bastoni received a yellow card for a tackle on Rabiot. On a side note, in the 30th minute, Bonny should have received a yellow card for a kick to Estupinan’s instep.