It’s making people argue the cancellation of the second goal that Federico Chiesa he achieved in the course of Juventus-Atalanta, challenge from the rhythms of the Champions, which ended with a draw and a goal on each side. The question that many fans have asked themselves is whether or not the decision made by the referee Duties was right. But it is on the lips of the referee who explained to the author of the goal that “It would not have been sporting” that a campaign broke out against the same Juve player, often the subject of criticism for alleged simulations, and by many anti- Juventus yesterday for the episode of the penalty then missed by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Summarizing what happened: the goalkeeper Gollini, yesterday stratospheric in at least a couple of situations, at the beginning of the second half, he comes up Morata launched at the net. The Juventus striker tries the diagonal to anticipate the intervention and hits the face of the number one of Atalanta, who remains on the ground after the strong and close shot of the Juventus striker.
On the development of the action, Chiesa is quick to jump on the ball and score. A goal that is immediately canceled by the referee, who explains to the author of the goal that “It would not have been sporting”.
What does the regulation say? To the rule 5 it is read: “Following a violent shot or a fortuitous clash, the goalkeeper suffers such an impairment that he is unable to try to avoid scoring a goal. How should the referee rule? If the ball immediately crosses the goal line, it scores the goal. Otherwise, he will interrupt the game and restart it with his own throw-in, after having helped the goalkeeper”.
On the interpretation of this rule obviously the positions are different: certainly if Morata’s shot had ended up on goal, the goal would have been validated. But, beyond any further assessments that could be made, at Juve the main rule is not to look for excuses.
