CEO of Inter: "There was an obvious penalty".

The

woefully missed Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, as they were behind 2-0 with Gervinho's double for

Parma

, yet Marcelo Brozovic's diverted shot and a stoppage-time Ivan Perisic's sharp header got them back to 2-2. 

There was likewise dispute when Perisic appeared to be pulled down by Norbert Balogh, however, the official waved to play on and VAR didn't intercede. 

Instead of coach

Antonio Conte

, it was chief Marotta who gave the post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia at San Siro.

“The coach will talk about the game. This is not to seek an alibi, because that is not our style, and if you don’t put the ball in the net, you risk losing or drawing,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.

“Having said that, it is our duty also to protest at the refereeing decisions. This is our only venue for protesting, as we have no other way of making our voices heard.

“We realize VAR only intervenes with a clear and obvious error, but today there was a clear and obvious penalty. So either the referee pays closer attention or VAR must be used.

“If VAR is only partially used, then that damages everyone and creates a sense of inequality. After six games, it is only right to make this comment.”

Nerazzurri is not the only club to criticize this season's VAR for not being used properly and frequently enough in Serie A, as

Milan

and

Roma

were both irate after a 3-3 draw with questionable decisions.

“Everyone in football is in support of technology, which must limit errors, nobody thinks it can eliminate them entirely. However, when there are incidents like this, they ought to be clarified and technology used to evaluate it.

“We acknowledge the referee was not meant to be the referee today, as he was forced into it by Luca Pairetto’s injury. Piccinini also didn’t award another clear penalty for Inter against Benevento.

“I am not here to complain, I am here to request that the rules are followed, as it is only right that the referees are also called to be more careful seeing as coaches and directors are often called to stick to the rules too.

“I want to make very clear that I would have intervened to say all of this even if we had won the game, it is not an alibi for the result.

“The communication between referees and clubs ought to happen more often. I am not accusing anyone, I simply believe if there were more occasions to discuss these situations and share views, there would be less tension and in turn, would make life easier for the referees. So far this season, we have not had a genuine meeting.”