Overview
- Speaking on DAZN’s Open Var, Serie A designator Gianluca Rocchi said Davis’s equaliser in Udinese–Lazio was correctly awarded.
- He argued there was no ‘immediacy’ because the attacker dribbled after the ball touched his arm, making the handball non-punishable under the current interpretation.
- He pledged to resign if clubs or fans doubt referees’ good faith, stressing that the objective is to minimize errors while operating transparently.
- Rocchi cited the VAR room transcript—“not immediate… confirm… regular goal”—to explain the decision process that upheld the strike.
- He reviewed other recent cases, judging Svilar–Ostigard a penalty for Genoa and Paleari–Idrissi a penalty with a booking, noting a key rear camera angle was not presented to the referee.