Akpa Akpro goal to be cancelled? Conte fury in Hellas Verona-Napoli

It all happens in the 64th minute. Following a corner kick, the former Lazio midfielder pounces on a loose ball in the area and shoots first with his right foot, finding the decisive deflection from Hojlund and beating Meret for the 1-1 draw. However, the Neapolitans immediately protested for two situations: the first was the assignment of the corner itself, with Napoli complaining about a foul before the ball was released, and the second instead concerned the scoring action.

Frese is offside on Akpa Akpro’s shot. Although his position did not impact Meret, who remained motionless in the center of the goal following the Ivorian’s conclusion, it could have impacted the Danish attacker’s intervention. After a quick check by the VAR, however, the referee Colombo validated the goal, while due to the situation prior to the awarding of the corner, the VAR could not intervene even in the event of a clear irregularity.