Fonseca on refereeing in the match against Fiorentina: "I love football and don't want to be part of this circus"

AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca was dissatisfied with some aspects of the game in the 7th round of the Italian championship match against Fiorentina (1-2).

"I don't like to talk about refereeing, but this is not football. Football involves contact; a simple touch is not enough to award a penalty. We've already seen things like that this weekend. Then everyone gets nervous and it becomes a problem. This is football, not a circus.

I love football and I don't want to be part of this circus. And I'm talking not only about penalties awarded against us, but also about penalties awarded in our favor. How many penalties do we see in Serie A?" Football Italia quoted Fonseca as saying.

It is worth noting that the match's chief referee Luca Piretto awarded two penalties to the Violets and one to the Rossoneri.