The controversy does not subside: “The defender's arm is already high when the ball goes off. Conditional decision”
“Before OURdiscretion was delegated only to the referee. This, for example, about hand touches and careless play. The protocol must intervene when faced with a clear and obvious error, but short circuits occur.” So the lawyer Giuseppe told 'Televomero' Gargiulo regarding Var and the numerous controversies that erupted in this first part of the season.
Even last weekend Serie AVAR and referees have come under the magnifying glass. Many discussions have focused on the challenge between Cagliari e Atalanta on Saturday 14th, with the touch of the hand of Kossounou not considered a foul. The hosts asked in vain for the penalty to be granted, but match director Pairetto let it continue without any warning to the VAR: “A technical-interpretative error was made in Cagliari-Atalanta – said the lawyer Gargiulio in this regard – VAR not calling the referee is worrying.”
Cagliari-Atalanta, Gargiulo: “Kossounou's arm in the air already when the ball goes off”
“Even in this episode there was, in my opinion, a shortcoming – underlines the Campania lawyer – Apart from the remodulations around the VAR-referee relationship, I didn't like and I'm not liking that the VAR talks to itself and with the referee before going to the monitor, also influencing their decision. Regarding the Kossounou episode, I can say that the Atalanta defender's arm is already high when the ball goes off.”
Var storm for Cagliari-Atalanta: “High arm from Kossounou, it's a penalty kick”
At 'Open VAR', on 'Dazn', Tonolini bluntly rejected the actions of Pairetto and the VAR staff for the missed penalty Cagliari: “This is a mistake from the field and from the Var room, since the attitude with which Kossounou opposes Deiola's cross is punishable – the words of the member of the National Referees Commission – The Atalanta centre-back's arm is already high above the shoulder line, even before Deiola's cross is launched Deiola“.
“It's a penalty kick situation – he underlines – From the VAR room, and probably also from the pitch, the emphasis is on the fact that it is a contact that came after a double rebound which, however, in this case does not remedy the situation”.
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