Fiorentina were furious about Roma's opening goal by Malen, which broke the deadlock at the Olimpico. At the start of the move, Franco Mastantuono took an elbow to the face from Hermoso. Marcenaro still judged Gasperini's side's goal to be completely legitimate and let it stand.
Afterwards, the former Real Madrid man went straight over to explain his version to the linesman: "I swear to you, I swear to you, he hit me in the face." That is what the forward is said to have told the referee's assistant in Spanish. DAZN report this.
Marelli's verdict was clear: "A careless challenge, the foul is there. The fact it happened far from the action may be the reason why VAR did not intervene, but the foul was obvious."