Referee Guide: 5
Not good Guide, fell on the classic banana peel: the rigor given to Roma is a lot, very generous, to be good. Not only that, but shortly afterwards he graces Cristante (clear on Touré) with a light yellow. Up to that point, he hadn’t done badly, also because the race was quite linear in terms of reading. Recovery time: 5′ (1’+4′)
Rome, the penalty isn’t there
Defining it as a rigor would mean giving it a connotation. Not good Driving on the penalty assigned to Roma: the fact that Abraham has already shot doesn’t count for much (the ball at the time of the alleged foul is still inside the pitch), in reality De Roon’s intervention comes due to dynamics, Abraham’s foot ends up between the opponent’s legs for development of the action. Given that the contact is there, VAR forced to confirm it.
Regulate the doubling of Atalanta
Settling Atalanta’s 2-0 goal: in the APP, it is Hien who recovers the ball, also touching it with his left arm which however: a) is to the body; b) arrives there after Hien has jumped with Lukaku due to the dispute for the ball itself.
Lukaku, non-punishable foul
Opportunity at the start for Atalanta, caused by a… Lukaku’s arm: which however is to the body, not punishable. Correct to let it continue.
VAR: Abyss 6
He has to confirm, protocol dictates it.
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