Inter Milan penalty kick misjudgment recording: The main referee s line of sight was blocked, the assistant referee determined the penalty kick, and VAR confirmed it

October 29th OpenVar program released the referee’s recording of a penalty kick misjudgment in Naples’ 3-1 Inter Milan match.

After Di Lorenzo fell to the ground:

VAR: "We think there is no problem here, but we still need to verify it. "

Head referee: "My line of sight was blocked by the players. "

Assistant referee: "Attention, this is a point. The ball is a penalty. "

Referee: Are you sure? "

Assistant referee: "It is indeed a penalty kick. "

VAR: "It is true that Di Lorenzo intervened, but he intervened because of an action... He was not trying to gain space that did not belong to the ball. Instead of stretching his legs, he stretched his legs to protect the ball. Let's take a look at Mkhitaryan's action. Look at Di Lorenzo's face. He is protecting the ball. "

VAR: "Guys, we can't cancel the penalty because there is indeed contact and we can't judge the contact. Intensity. So, from a dynamic perspective, Di Lorenzo did not stretch his legs to find space...he just wanted to protect the ball. Well, Mauri, this is Valery, penalty kick confirmation, Mkhitaryan's foul. But in fact, he did not do so, his action was just to protect the ball.source:7m vn bóng da