Reggina President Lillo Foti was furious with the referee after Inter were given a “birthday present” of a penalty.
The Amaranto had the best chances before Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a spot-kick, which was awarded for a trip on Esteban Cambiasso that appeared to be outside the box.
“The refereeing is a scandal,” snapped Foti after the 2-0 Inter win on the day they celebrated their centenary.
“There was a party to be had and they had to bring a present. Well, a gift arrived wrapped in a big bow.
“After all, it’s only good manners when celebrating a birthday. It was all predicted, all planned. We haven’t got the same power as Inter.”
This is not the first time that Foti has been angry at referee Christian Brighi, as there was another incident in the match with Atalanta earlier this season.
“Referees don’t seem to like Reggina. I respect Brighi and consider him to be a good official, but he was unfortunate in the Atalanta game when he misunderstood Riccardo Zampagna’s fall.”
Meanwhile, Inter had a different surprise for their centenary celebrations when a poll on their official website was attacked by troublemakers.
Fans from other clubs bombed the site so that the ‘favourite game’ was voted the 4-2 defeat at Lazio that cost them the 2002 Scudetto on May 5 and the ‘most loved players’ were Vratislav Gresko and Ronaldo!
