Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v Spal - Milan, Italy - September 10, 2017 Referee Claudio Gavillucci awards a penalty to Inter Milan after a video review as Mauro Icardi prepares to take the kick REUTERS/Massimo Pinca
MILAN (Reuters) - The referee took over five minutes to award Inter Milan a penalty after consulting with the video assistant (VAR) in their 2-0 win over SPAL in Italy's Serie A on Sunday.
Inter midfielder Joao Mario went down on the edge of the penalty area under a challenge from Francesco Vicari in the 22nd minute and referee Claudio Gavillucci quickly called for the video replay.
