Inter-Fiorentina, penalty doubt over Thuram: VAR stays silent
With the score at 0-1, Thuram went down after contact with Viery: no penalty was awarded and VAR did not send the referee to the monitor.
During the first half of Inter-Fiorentina, while the score was still 0-1 to the visitors, Inter protested over an incident in the opponents’ penalty area. Marcus Thuram went down after contact with Viery, but the referee allowed play to continue without awarding a penalty. The match, played today, October 25, 2026, eventually ended with a Nerazzurri comeback and a 2-1 victory.
The incident drew particular attention because there was no review at the monitor. The VAR room did not ask the referee to look at the action again, effectively confirming the decision made on the pitch. The Thuram-Viery contact therefore became one of the most debated refereeing moments of the match, although it did not prevent Chivu’s side from overturning the score.
With their 2-1 win over Fiorentina, Inter added another success to their recent run after the 3-1 victory at Bologna on October 17 and the 1-0 win over Shakhtar on October 21 in the Champions League. The schedule offers no break: on Wednesday, October 28, at 18:30, the Nerazzurri visit Venezia in Serie A, before the derby against Milan on October 31 at 20:45.