Lazio distance themselves from Sarri comments after coach slams Italian refereeing standards

Lazio have released an official statement distancing themselves from coach Maurizio Sarri’s post-match remarks following the 2-0 defeat to Inter at San Siro.

Sarri openly criticised referee Gianluca Manganiello after the game, suggesting Italian officials were no longer up to standard and even proposing the use of “foreign referees” in Serie A.

Sarri believed that Inter captain Lautaro Martinez should have been given a yellow card that the referee decided against, leaving the coach feeling hard done by.