(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 22, 2020 Italian referee Federico La Penna checks the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) during the Italian Serie A football match Inter vs Torino at the Giuseppe-Meazza (San Siro) stadium in Milan. - In Italy, a storm is blowing particularly hard these days on referees who are accused of blowing the whistle too easyly when awarding penalties, and of making poor use of video assistance (VAR). (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)