Ruud Gullit 'charges' against Szymon Marciniak: two key errors that changed the Inter-Barça match

The commitment between Inter Milan and FC Barcelona continues to generate repercussions. Beyond the sporting spectacle offered by both teams —with seven total scores, four from the 'nerazzurri' and three from the culé team— the focus remains on a specific aspect: the controversial refereeing of the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak.

More and more voices are criticizing the referee's performance in a match that left very questionable decisions. Several of these resolutions ended up clearly harming Barcelona, favoring the Italian team in most cases, as Hansi Flick pointed out in a press conference after the match.

Ruud Gullit 'charges' against Szymon Marciniak's refereeing

Among the personalities from the world of football who have come out to speak out is the former Dutch player Ruud Gullit. During his intervention on 'BeIN Sports', 'The Black Tulip' did not hesitate to directly point to Marciniak for two specific actions that, in his opinion, were decisive:

"It wasn't a penalty by Cubarsí and the third goal should never have gone up on the scoreboard because it should have been disallowed. There was a previous foul"

Gullit did not detail too much why the penalty sanctioned to Pau Cubarsí on Lautaro Martínez should not have been, although he was clearer when referring to Inter's third goal, which came after a possible infraction by Denzel Dumfries on Gerard Martín. "Dumfries is ready in this action because of how he puts his body in, but there is a foul because he trips the Barça player before taking the ball. Then, with superiority, Inter can already tie the game," he stated.

"Barça deserved much more"

In addition to his criticisms of the refereeing, Gullit also praised the performance of FC Barcelona throughout the tie: "Sincerely, I think they won the hearts of the fans. For the way they play and how they attack. They are a great team and clearly deserved much more in the tie, both in the first leg and in the return leg," he concluded.

"They are a great team and clearly deserved much more in the tie, both in the first leg and in the return leg"

The debate remains open

Ruud Gullit's statements add to a long list of critical voices that have questioned the role of Szymon Marciniak in this tie. The general feeling is that Barcelona, beyond the result, left a powerful image, although tarnished by refereeing decisions that continue to generate controversy.