The Atlético-Getafe controversy: three penalties called, a protested goal, a straight red card…

Iturralde González, referee for AS and Cadena SER, analyzes in Sports Carousel the controversial plays of Atlético de Madrid-Getafewhich De Burgos Bengoetxea arbitrates with González González in the VAR.

Penalty on Suárez (7′)

Suárez goes ahead of Mitrovic in a filtered pass and falls before Soria’s exit. “It’s no big deal. It’s not a penalty. In fact, it is Suárez who initiates the contact. He opens his leg in the race and is the one who hits David Soria”, analyzed Iturralde. Dani Garrido added: “VAR is very poorly formulated if you can’t get into these situations.”

Goal by Correa (20′)

Correa enters from behind to finish off a dead ball from close range in the area. “The players ask Cunha for a foul on Djené, but there is nothing. And the position of Luis Suárez (in the previous header) is very fair, but if the VAR gives it, the linesman is right”.

Wedge Penalty (36 ‘)

Getafe takes a corner kick and, after Maksimovic combs the ball, hits Cunha’s arm. Penalty. De Burgos Bengoetxea explains to the striker that his hand is very high. “The ball hits him in the thigh before hitting him in the arm, but it is not a rebound. The action begins with the arm of the Atlético player open. I do not agree that they are called, but now these penalties are called”.

Lemar penalty (41′)

Óscar crosses from the right and hits Lemar’s hand, which has it open. At first it calls for a foul, but finally they notify the referee that it is inside the area. “It’s a hand and it’s a clear penalty. It’s a play that you don’t have to go see on the screen, because it’s an objective fact that the action is inside and not outside.”

Direct red to Felipe (58′)

Arambarri chase the ball and Felipe, going to the crossroads, kicks with the foot very high to the Uruguayan. “It’s straight red. It doesn’t hit him in the head, but it hits him in the body high up. She is more ostentatious than serious, even so she is red, “explains Iturralde, who adds: “They will probably lose two games. Arambarri has needed attention, but has been able to continue”.