A match compromised after only 20 minutes. Roma-Milan experienced its definitive turning point with the sending off in the 21st minute of Santiago Gimenez for elbowing Gianluca Mancini in the Giallorossi penalty area.
The Mexican was caught by the cameras, and the VAR Room, led by Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni, called referee Piccinini to the On Field Review to issue the maximum disciplinary punishment, as relayed via PianetaMilan.it.
As reported by today’s Gazzetta dello Sport, for the Rossoneri this was the earliest sending off in a Serie A match since May 2015, when Mattia De Sciglio was punished with a red card in the 1st minute against Napoli for a challenge in the penalty area on Marek Hamsik. The curious detail? The referee of that match was the VAR of yesterday’s one (AVAR in the Coppa Italia final): Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni.
