Sarri Angry Over Missed Red Card in Lazio Coppa Italia Win

Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri has criticised the referee after his side beat Bologna on penalties in the Coppa Italia quarter-final.

Sarri said Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson should have been sent off for a foul on Nigeria’s Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in the first half.

Dele-Bashiru, who started the match and played the full game, was pulled back as he ran towards goal, but no red card was given.

“Much worse has happened to us,” Sarri said.

“This guy is at fault and he blows his whistle in other areas of the pitch, but not there. Because if he blows his whistle there, he should give a red card. But the foul is there.”

Bologna scored first through Santiago Castro, but Lazio equalised in the second half when Tijjani Noslin finished a cross from Dele-Bashiru.

The match ended 1-1 and went to penalties, where Lazio won the shootout to reach the semi-finals.

The victory also extended Lazio’s unbeaten run away from home to six matches.