The first expulsion of the season arrives for Juventus, but only after reviewing the VAR. Thanks to the intervention of the screens in Lissone, the referee Marinelli waved the direct red in the face of Arkadiusz Milik, a bianconero striker who intervened in a disordered manner on Cerri. Initially, the Tivoi whistle had only opted for a warning, sparing the Pole. Then, however, on the advice of the other members of the refereeing team, he reviewed the action on the sidelines.

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What happened

At the 18' of the first half of Juventus-Empoli, Milik tried to steal the ball from Cerri on his own three-quarters with a frontal slide. The intervention was quite forceful and aggressive, but despite this, Marinelli had punished the former Napoli only with a yellow. Then, after the On Field Review, the referee decided to expel the player, with the images showing how the foot of the Juventus striker was hammering and on the Tuscan's ankle.

This is the first expulsion of the season for the bianconeri, after twenty-two rounds. So far, in fact, there have been only 51 warnings, not counting those that are in these 90 minutes against the club coached by Nicola.

The words

After the match, Arek apologized to his fans through a post on his official Instagram profile: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to put my teammates in difficulty, it wasn't my intention... I apologize. Go Juve".