Amoruso: Penalty Was Right

Reggina striker Nicola Amoruso insists that the penalty awarded to his side was legitimate despite a number of protests by the Bianconeri. The penalty did seem a little harsh on Juventus who feel that they too should have had a spot kick.

Amoruso seemed to have been clipped by Momo Sissoko as the defender attempted to clear a cross in injury time. Sissoko tried an overhead kick in an attempt to smother the ball clear but he missed it.

Contact with Amoruso was slight and replays suggest he did not intend to bring down the striker. However the referee who was quite some distance away from the incident pointed to the spot.

“It’s clear, he made contact but he did not see me coming, he hit my arm, I don’t think there can be any doubts, he tried to clear it but he hit me instead,” said Amoruso.

“It’s the first time in ages that we have been given a penalty, it was the right decision and we finally got it.

“We needed the win, it will help us a lot especially from a morale point of view.”

Reggina are now two points from safety and they will be hoping to pull away from the relegation zone when they visit Lazio next week.(Source: Salvatore Landolina, Goal.com)