Referee Guida accused of kicking out at Saelemaekers after penalty incident – video

A video that has gone viral on social media shows Marco Guida having a kick at AC Milan’s Alexis Saelemaekers after the penalty incident.

Emotions were obviously high as Milan probably thought they had thrown away a win against Roma when Paulo Dybala stepped up to take a penalty after Youssouf Fofana was penalised for a handball inside the box.

Mike Maignan was the hero though as he kept out Dybala’s penalty. In the ensuing seconds after, Saelemaekers spins around and celebrates very exuberantly in the vicinity of the referee Guida, who in turn seems to take a step towards him and also raise his knee at the Belgian.

Former official Graziano Cesari spoke during last night’s episode of Pressing and he gave his thoughts on the incident: “Dyabla misses the penalty, Saelemaekers turns and celebrates in front of Guida. Do you know what the referee does? He approaches and then kicks the Belgian.

“This is behaviour that an international referee cannot have. I see deliberate action. Saelemaekers, after the kick, turns and accuses Guida. This is not behavior that a match referee should have.”

Ora mi spiegate perché Guida redarguisce Saelemaker che esulta?
Non si può nemmeno più esultare? pic.twitter.com/Z3ATqpdJm3

— Piani Mino (@PianiMino) November 2, 2025