Istvan Kovacs heavily criticized after Dinamo-FCSB derby as controversial decisions inflame match

Dinamo’s 2-1 victory over FCSB turned into a heated dispute over refereeing, with red cards, penalties and repeated VAR interventions dominating the aftermath.

FCSB owner Gigi Becali launched an unusually personal attack on referee Istvan Kovacs after the final whistle. He recommended psychological tests for the official and said: “Maybe he could have dementia or something.” Becali also argued that Kovacs had wrongly sent off a player and awarded Dinamo a penalty.

Becali criticized George Găman, who worked in the VAR room, and claimed Găman sympathized with Universitatea Craiova. He said he intended to file an official complaint seeking a medical evaluation of Kovacs. Becali called for matches to be handled by “people who are mentally stable” and suggested that the referee’s decisions could even become a matter for Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate.

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I would recommend that Kovacs undergo some psychological checks. Maybe he could have dementia or something.

The disputed sequence began in the 23rd minute, when Dinamo received a free kick near the penalty area after a challenge involving Korenica and Cîrjan. Kovacs reviewed whether the incident occurred on the edge of the area or outside it, then decided there had been no foul and awarded the ball to FCSB.

Before play restarted, VAR sent him back to the monitor. The review showed FCSB defender Duarte striking Mărginean in the face while play was stopped, and Duarte received a direct red card. A few minutes later, Kovacs awarded FCSB a penalty after Opruț slid into Boutoutaou. The article’s account ends while detailing the match’s sequence of controversial decisions.

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Let people who are mentally stable referee our matches.