For Iturralde; The fall of Saúl and the demolition of João Félix “is a penalty”

In the 12th minute of the game, Leipzig's Hungarian goalkeeper Gulacsi touched Saúl from behind, causing him to fall, although not instantly. The referee did not whistle a penalty and let play continue, while indicating that the play was being checked. Finally, nothing was called. Iturralde declared that “it's a penalty, silly, but it's a penalty. A few years ago they eliminated Roma for a similar penalty. For those who say that the VAR in Champions works very well. An error, once seen on television, becomes a clear and manifest error, everything else is to deceive the loner. Because where do you put the line that separates an error from a manifest one? If you run behind a player and hit him, even accidentally, it's a penalty ”.

Although it has taken time to check, for Iturralde “it is a penalty, even if it is checked later. Furthermore, I assure you that the fact that it is involuntary is irrelevant because this factor has already disappeared from the Regulation. In fact “90% of penalties are involuntary. To conclude, he stated that a little touch on the leg that is going to take the step causes you to stumble on your own. If it touches you on the supporting leg, it is never a penalty, but on the passing leg it is “.

Penalty to João Félix

In the 68th minute there was a knockdown of João Félix inside the area that Iturralde considered was well whistled. The Atlético de Madrid players were asking for red for an obvious goal opportunity. But in this type of play, a trip in a dispute for the ball is a warning even if it is a penalty.