#2 The referee was too lenient
On a huge night like the Coppa Italia final, a strong referee is imperative. Paulo Tagliavento, though, never seemed quite in control of this encounter. Numerous fouls were not given, particularly in the first half, and while nothing over the top happened in the end, tempers were flaring at times and it could have got nasty.
As is fast becoming an every game occurrence, players began to throw themselves to the ground, with Tagliavento failing to stamp that out either. It was certainly a full-blooded affair, but more was expected from the man in yellow, who only brandish a yellow card in the whole match, and that came in the 86th minute.
He came under pressure from Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi in the first half, and he could certainly have stamped his authority a lot more.
