A huge controversy is mounting regarding a case involving Lautaro Martinez during Juventus-Inter: the Argentine could be disqualified
“Lautaro squalificato con prova tv”: cosa sta succedendo dopo Juve-Inter (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
Certain situations seem destined to repeat themselves. An intense match, a tense moment, a sentence said instinctively. And then the cameras catching it all. It has happened to several footballers in the past, it could also happen to Lautaro Martinez, who ended up in the spotlight for an alleged blasphemous expression uttered during Juventus-Inter.
Raising the issue was Umberto Chiariello, a well-known Neapolitan journalist and columnist, who through social media called for the intervention of the sports judge. One of the points Chiariello insists on is precisely consistency in the application of the rules. Why, in some cases, is TV evidence considered valid and in others not?
The episode that the Neapolitan journalist wanted to recall was that of Ezequiel Lavezzi in 2010, when the Argentine was disqualified for three turns for a spit caught on camera during a Roma-Napoli match. At the time, the decision caused controversy because the player was punished only because of the television reconstruction, without the referee having seen anything live.
The question arises: if sports justice used video evidence in that case, why should it not do so now with Lautaro?
The rules, in fact, do not leave much room for interpretation: article 37 of the Code of Sports Justice states that anyone caught swearing on the field must be sanctioned with at least one day’s disqualification.
Now the ball is in the court’s court: is the TV evidence sufficient to trigger the measure?
Lautaro Martinez e la squalifica per bestemmie: cosa dice il regolamento
As yet, no action has been made official. The sports judge will have to assess whether there are sufficient elements to initiate proceedings. To understand whether the Inter striker really risks a stoppage, one has to look at the rules. Article 37 CGS is clear:
If a player utters a profane expression on the field, he may be punished with a one-day disqualification. The same rule applies to coaches, while other players present on the sidelines are subject to an inhibition.
Lautaro Martinez e la squalifica per bestemmie: cosa dice il regolamento (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
In recent years, there have been several similar cases. Gianluigi Buffon was disqualified for a profanity picked up by environmental audio, as was José Mourinho when he was at Roma. In these episodes, the sports judge used television images as evidence to issue the sanction.
If the footage confirmed Lautaro’s case, the regulations would dictate the same treatment. But will it really happen? Meanwhile, the case has already ignited debate, especially among fans of other teams, who wonder whether the rules really apply to everyone equally.
After the Buffon and Mourinho cases, the FIGC has a chance to show that Article 37 is applied without distinction. It will now be up to the sports justice system to decide whether this will be a new page in the disciplinary history of Serie A or just another episode destined to be lost in controversy.
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