Arnautovic's goal? Regular: The Hague acquits Fabbri and Chiffi

The so-called doubt leaves the doors open. And The Hague closes these doors: Arnautovic's goal is perfectly regular. Different visions have opened up on the 1-0 of the Austrian striker in the Coppa Italia match against Lazio: shadows, goals to be disallowed, hypotheses of irregularity for active offside by De Vrij. But the refereeing heads have defined it as "regular", an offside therefore not punishable.

First of all, the aesthetics of the goal are not taken into consideration, of course, and it must be said that the so-called line of vision of the goalkeeper is a concept that must be evaluated in dynamics: therefore it is not only valid at the moment of the shot but must be kept "alive" also until its conclusion, therefore throughout the entire arc of the shot itself. The Inter defender De Vrij is actually beyond the line of the Lazio defenders (and as soon as the ball goes into the net there is a gesticulating of his) but according to the AIA some aspects must be considered: De Vrij is in any case far from Mandas (who in any case "looks out" on his right) and the trajectory passes far from his figure considering that - taking up Rule 11 - De Vrij himself does not interfere or does not prevent the goalkeeper from playing the ball (therefore saving). In short: the goalkeeper is considered out of action, the attacker (in this case the attacker, therefore De Vrij) is far from the goalkeeper himself and from the trajectory of the ball. Ergo, offside is not punishable. Everyone agrees? Social media is frying. But Aia sees it this way, absolving Fabbri on the field and Chiffi at the VAR.