Milan angered by four refereeing decisions in last two Serie A matches – Football Italia

MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Adrien Rabiot, Rafael Leao and Davide Bartesaghi of AC Milan show their dejection during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Parma Calcio 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Milan have recently expressed their frustrations to the Italian refereeing association (AIA), but this has not had much of an effect, as the Rossoneri feel that four major decisions have gone against them during their last two Serie A matches. 

Milan slipped to a surprise 1-0 loss at home against Parma on Sunday evening, their first league defeat since the opening weekend of the 2025-26 season. They remain in second place, but now find themselves 10 points shy of league leaders Inter. 

Milan have recently been in contact with the AIA to express their frustrations about recent calls that have gone against them, but according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Rossoneri decided against making a formal complaint to the AIA after the Parma match.

Still, they feel that another two decisions went against them during Sunday’s 1-0 loss against Parma.  

Which refereeing decisions have angered Milan?

The first incident in question is the lack of punishment for Parma goalkeeper Edoardo Corvi following the collision that led Ruben Loftus-Cheek to be stretchered off and needing surgery on his jaw. 

Replays showed that Corvi did not get to the ball, which was headed clear by defender Emmanuele Valeri, but that he did make clear and forceful contact with Loftus-Cheek, who lost several teeth during the incident, but has since been discharged from hospital after suffering a fractured alveolar bone. 

Milan were also annoyed by the decision to award Parma’s Mariano Troilo’s goal, which put the Rossoneri 1-0 down in the 80th minute. 

The on-field decision had been to disallow the goal for an attacking foul on Davide Bartesaghi in the Milan area, but referee Marco Piccinini was later referred to the VAR screen and subsequently overturned his decision, handing Parma the lead with 10 minutes to go. 

As per La Gazzetta dello Sport, Piccinini had not made a clear and obvious error in his decision to disallow Troilo’s goal, and therefore it should not have been an incident for VAR to review. 

Aside from the Parma match, Milan feel that they were also hard done by in their recent 1-1 draw with Como. 

They feel that Como head coach Cesc Fabregas should have been sent off for interfering with Alexis Saelemaekers while the game was being played, and that Ignace van der Brempt should have also seen red for a bad tackle on Strahinja Pavlovic, which left the Serbian injured while the Belgian went away unpunished.