September 13, 2022, 19:09 PM
September 13, 2022, 19:09 PM
The Italian Serie A, shaken this weekend by a arbitration controversy over an offside Probably wrongly stated, he plans to introduce the “semi-automatic offside” before the 2022 World Cup, a source close to the case told AFP.
The use of this technology based on cameras It is currently in the “test phase” and will be “ready in a few weeks,” this source told AFP under cover of anonymity.
The idea would be to test it in matches before the suspension of the championship mid november before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (November 20 – December 18) where this technology will be used by FIFA.
The “semi-automatic offside technology” (SAOT), also used in the Champions League group stage, seeks to reduce the risk of error that still exists despite video assistance (VAR).
The last day of Serie A was shaken on sunday for a possible error during the Juvetus-Salernitana final (2-2).
The ‘Juve’ scored the goal that consummated the comeback end in added time thanks to a header from Arkadiusz Milik from a corner.
The main referee was called by the VAR and finally disallowed the goal due to the offside position of another player from Turin, Leonardo Bonucci, according to the lines drawn on the control screen.
Other images released after the game showed that Bonucci was not offside and that his position would be covered by a Salernitana defender located far from the action, near the corner flag.
The match ended in chaos, with dozens of people on the pitch and four red cards handed out: Milik, Cuadrado and Allegri for Juve, Fazio for Salernitana.
The Italian Association of Referees (AIA) implicitly confirmed the refereeing error on Monday by publishing a statement stating that the VAR did not have access to the broader picture that showed all the players.
According to the AFP source, the implementation of this technology in Series A not “linked to what happened on Sunday” ensuring that the cameras necessary to launch this system have already been installed in the stadiums for several weeks.
The goal of this technology is establish the position of the players at all times and the ball thanks to cameras installed under the roof of the stadiums. The final decision however will depend on the head referee, based on the data collected.
