Ranieri hints that Lukaku should have been sent off in Napoli vs Roma | OneFootball

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·25 novembre 2024

Ranieri hints that Lukaku should have been sent off in Napoli vs Roma

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Claudio Ranieri suggests that Romelu Lukaku deserved a red card in Napoli’s 1-0 over Roma yesterday: ‘You’ve all seen it…’

The Belgian forward scored against his former club on Sunday, allowing Napoli to win 1-0 at the Stadio Maradona and bounce back to the top of the table.


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However, there was controversy in the first half as Lukaku committed two potentially bookable offences without even receiving a yellow card.

Ranieri hints that Lukaku should have been sent off in Napoli vs Roma

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epa11738808 Roma�s head coach Claudio Ranieri gives instructions to his players during the Italian Serie A soccer match SSC Napoli vs AS Roma at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, 24 November 2024. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE

During a post-match press conference, Ranieri seemed to agree that Lukaku should have been given two yellow cards before the break.

“Why are you triggering me? You’ve all seen it, yes [he deserved the yellow cards],” said the Roma coach (via SpazioNapoli).

“We were given yellow cards for the first few fouls, but they weren’t. But I don’t want to talk about the referee; otherwise, they’ll say I complained because I lost.”

Napoli coach Antonio Conte was furious with VAR and referees after the previous league fixture against Inter. He complained about a penalty kick given to the Nerazzurri, which was eventually missed by Hakan Calhanoglu.

Roma’s loss against Napoli means the Giallorossi remain 12th in the Serie A table, just four points above the relegation zone.

Their next league game is against Atalanta at the Stadio Olimpico on December 2.

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