Juventus boss Allegri fears video ref turning soccer into baseball

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) – Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri fears the use of video refereeing is turning football into a long-drawn out American sports extravaganza after the Serie A champions drew 2-2 at Atalanta. Sunday’s game in Bergamo was dominated by the use of VAR — video assistant referee — once to cancel a Mario Mandzukic goal for Juventus and the second awarding the Turin side a contentious penalty after a handball. “We’ll end up like baseball in the United States, where there are constant stoppages and we sit there eating nuts until the match ends at midnight,” complained Allegri after

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