There was no shortage of drama in Tuesday’s game. Both teams missed penalties in the rematch. In addition, Zieliński was not the only Polish dialect performer in Naples. Successful match referee Simon Marciniak.
One of the decisions after the intervention of the video assistant referee was considered controversial. Experts have no illusions, this is a serious mistake. Milan advanced to the semi-finals thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Victor Osimhen. The Italian media was abuzz after the match.
The Italians are outraged by Simone Marciniak’s decision. “serious doubts”
“A big and serious mistake committed by the Polish referee Marciniak during the Champions League match between Napoli and Milan. The referee decided not to impose a penalty kick. A mistake because Liao first hit the left foot of the Mexican and then touched the ball,” analyzes Corriere dello Sport.
He wrote on the fan page: “In the 37th minute, Leao made more than one suspicious tackle in his team’s penalty area in Lozano after entering it. For Marcinjak and the VAR system, after checking the situation, it was not a penalty, but serious doubts remain.” Journalist.
“La Gazzetta dello Sport”: many doubts
And the Italian newspaper confirms that the Polish referee took a controversial position in the first half. Another slow motion from the 36th minute: Leao slides to stop Lozano (replacing the injured Politano) in the middle of Milan’s box. The Portuguese takes a lot of risks because he spins out of control and hits the Mexican. There is contact and the referee appears to have awarded a corner kick and after consulting the VAR confirms his decision to copy The ball with an eloquent gesture, as described by “La Gazzetta dello Sport”.
Lozano asks for a penalty kick, but Marciniak decides to signal a corner kick, claiming that Rafael Leao first touched the ball and only then the Mexican’s leg. Looking at the action in the replay, however, there are doubts, because it seems that the Portuguese initially attacked Lozano’s ankle. The VAR technology confirmed the referee’s decision, which, however, did not dispel doubts. Napoli’s sharp protests were in vain. Marciniak, together with Tomasz Kwiatkowski, who was sitting at the VAR system, made his first serious mistake of the evening “- judges Eurosport.it.
“No penalty awarded for Napoli (a huge foul by Marciniak), a bit of luck and Osimhen for 99 minutes out of 100. Spalletti has made some mistakes in the last two weeks: the tension of the close season is felt,” Giuseppe Pastore, journalist for “Il Foglio”.
“In the 37th minute of the first half, Rafael Leao takes a big risk by stopping Hirving Lozano in defense: the Portuguese touched the ball on the tackle, but seemed to hit the Colombian’s ankle first. The VAR confirms the referee’s decision, in connection with which he does not even go to the screen with this And according to Graziano Cesari (former international referee), the penalty should have been dictated, perhaps with the help of the video assistant referee ”- undoubtedly sportmediaset.it.
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