The Dutch camp had a bad time against the refereeing of Simone Sozza after the defeat of Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday at the Vélodrome (4-3).
Ajax Amsterdam could harbor regrets after their defeat against Olympique de Marseille on Thursday at the Vélodrome. A draw would certainly not have been enough to allow them to hope to continue the adventure in the Europa League, but after coming back three times, the Dutch club finally gave in during stoppage time on a penalty. Enough to make John van’t Schip, the Ajax coach, fume a little more.
“We conceded two questionable goals, two penalties, the first was very light”he railed in comments relayed by Radio Veronica, adding: “The referee was making his European debut. Maybe he was also under high tension. » And John van’t Schip wasn’t the only one who had it bad against Simone Sozza. “I haven’t seen the second one yet but from my point of view, it’s easy to give, just like the first,” noted Steven Bergwijn
And it was the same for captain Steven Berghuis, excluded following a tackle deemed very dangerous on Joaquin Correa. Although he had only originally shown a yellow card, the Italian referee revised his judgment after viewing the video images and issued a red card due to the dangerousness of his gesture.
“I just saw the images and I don’t think it’s a red card, I even have doubts about the yellow, he whispered. I take the ball and end up making contact with him. I make a tackle to stop a winger, use it normally and take the other leg with me. Everyone was amazed. »
