Juve-Atalanta, Marelli on the penalty not given to Rowe: "The VAR should have intervened. Fine to let play continue, but you cannot go beyond the rules"

The incident involving Kalulu holding Rowe in the Juventus area should have been punished.

Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0 in a game that offered almost no real contest, but the penalty not given to the Bergamo side in the first half for Pierre Kalulu's clear hold on Rowe inside the area weighs heavily on the final result.

On the pitch, referee Zufferli waved play on and VAR did not step in, so the original decision stood. According to Dazn pundit Luca Marelli, it was a serious mistake. The contact should, in fact, have been punished with a penalty and a card.

Legitimate complaints

"Atalanta's complaints are legitimate. The ball was played into the middle of the box and rolled across it when Kalulu, clearly beaten by Rowe, grabbed his shirt. The ball was heading towards Rowe and Kalulu was clearly late. The shirt stretched for a long time and in a very obvious way"

You cannot go beyond the rules

"It's fine to keep the bar high in contact situations and let more go, but you can't go beyond the rules. Holding, if it's mutual, is understandable, but in this circumstance there is only Kalulu's hold"

VAR cannot fail to intervene

"VAR cannot fail to intervene. This is a clear penalty that has been missed, with a booking rather than a sending off because a fundamental DOGSO parameter is missing, namely possession of the ball."