Italy qualified for the Euro Cup with controversy. In the 93rd minute, with the score at 0-0 in Leverkusen, a play occurred in the Italian area that could have given Ukraine qualification, sending the Azzurri to the play-offs.
He posible penalty from Acerbi to Mudryk.
A pass from Zubkov found Mudryk in the box. In the split ball, the Chelsea winger came forward, Cristante arrived late and touched him. Right knee of the defender against the left leg of the attacker. Mudryk fell to the ground due to contact in a spectacular way and the referee, the Spanish Gil Manzano, did not indicate the 11 meters due to local protests.
The VAR – the also Spaniards Martínez Munuera and Del Cerro Grande – He did not tell him to review the play and the game continued, ending the match 0-0 for transalpine relief. A result that put Italy in the Euro and left Ukraine in the play-offs and that is generating a lot of noise.
For me it is a penalty, but the VAR is the one who decides and not us
Sergei Rebrov, Ukraine coach
“The VAR is the one who decides and not us. The field referee was not called to verify what happened. For me it was a penalty, but there is a VAR that did not consider it appropriate to call the referee“said the Ukrainian coach, Sergei Rebrov, about the play after the duel.
2023-11-20 21:54:01
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