CorSport: Why Milan have been left angered after Inter-Juventus refereeing debacle

AC Milan are internally very discontent with the officiating during Saturday night’s game between Inter and Juventus, a report claims.

After beating Pisa on Friday night, Milan were hoping for a favour from Juventus on Saturday, and they were very close to getting one but for Piotr Zielinski’s last-minute winner. However, it was a game full of controversial decisions, all of which seemed to go in the Nerazzurri’s favour.

So, awaiting tomorrow night’s rescheduled match against Como, Inter are now eight points ahead of the Rossoneri. To keep their Scudetto dreams alive, Massimiliano Allegri’s team must beat Como, or the title race risks being over before the Milan derby.

Milan unhappy

In the last few hours, newspapers, TV, websites, and social media have been talking about nothing but Pierre Kalulu’s sending off , which undoubtedly influenced the outcome of the game given that it happened in the first half.

As Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) report this morning, ‘discontent is filtering through from AC Milan circles over the refereeing-led handling of such an important match – and one so crucial for all the other clubs involved’.

Kalulu on a yellow card

Bastoni on a yellow card

Bastoni dives (illegal)

Bastoni asks for a yellow card (illegal)

Kalulu gets the red card. pic.twitter.com/VnXJk4ltfR

— T 🇵🇹 (@t42222) February 14, 2026

It’s no secret that Milan hoped for Inter to drop points, but the bitter feeling stems from the serious error from the referee La Penna. Instead of giving Bastoni a second yellow for simulation, he gave one to Kalulu for a non-existent foul, and VAR could not intervene.

The discontent at Milan also stems partly from Adrien Rabiot’s two yellow cards against Pisa. The first booking was given for a rather minor foul, while the second was for the subsequent protests, which weren’t as vehement as the ones seen in the Inter-Juventus match.

In short, without La Penna’s error, the standings might have been different, but instead the Rossoneri are still eight points behind (with a game in hand).