Italian actor hits back at Di Canio and Marchegiani over Roma penalty: ‘Lazio fans’

“There’s room for doubt with other penalties, but here he lets himself go in front of the opponent and throws himself down. Calling the referee for a VAR check seems excessive to me. To me, one player is pulling the other’s neck, so it’s a foul in Parma’s favour.”

Beppe Bergomi and Alessandro Costacurta argued that Britschgi’s shirt tug was worthy of a penalty, but Marchegiani, another ex-Lazio star, agreed with Di Canio: “It’s not a penalty. VAR shouldn’t have intervened. It should only resolve clear-cut cases. It’s debatable, at the very least.”

PARMA, ITALY – MAY 10: Paulo Dybala of AS Roma takes on Alessandro Circati of Parma Calcio 1913 during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 10, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Italian actor Zingaretti, a well-known Roma fan, followed the show on TV and reacted to Di Canio and Marchegiani’s claims with an Instagram story: “Can you really have Lazio fans commenting on a penalty awarded to Roma, when you can clearly see they’re bitter about it? Do you really think they’d say it was a penalty?”