Italy may appeal

Published June 9, 2002

IBARAKI, June 8: The head of Italy’s World Cup delegation, Raffaele Ranucci, said the Italian Football Federation may consider a complaint to FIFA about two disallowed goals in Italy’s 2-1 World Cup defeat by Croatia on Saturday.

“Everything we can do, we will do,” said Ranucci, who added he would take time to consider any possible complaint.

England’s Graham Poll disallowed two Italy goals after Danish linesman Jens Larsen flagged.

Christian Vieri was ruled offside early in the second half and in injury time ruled that Filippo Inzaghi had pulled the shirt of a Croatian defender before striking the ball home.

Italy’s Francesco Totti felt Italy had suffered an injustice and also believed he had not been given enough protection from rough challenges by the Croatians.—Reuters

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