Cesar Luis Barrenechea Monteroreferee analyst Sports worldconsiders that the Romanian referee Itsvan Kovacs has had a good performance this Tuesday in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions disputed in the Etihad Stadium in between Manchester City y Real Madridwhere, in his opinion, he was right to point out the penalty by the hand of Laporte what the final 4-3 has meant after transforming it Karim Benzema ‘a lo Panenka’.
This is the analysis of the meeting by Barrenechea Montero. “In a competitive match and with a lot of speed in the game in different phases, the Romanian referee Itsvan Kovacs He was always close to the play, he even got to bother at some point. He applied the advantage well when the occasion called for it, especially in the 74th minute when he finished in the goal of Bernardo Silva. Having the same criteria to sanction fouls against both teams, he did so eleven times at Manchester City for five to Real Madrid, knowing how to always have control of the match. The three cards shown to Guardiola, Fernandinho and Nacho They have been deserved.”
“The VAR of the German Marco Fritz He has not intervened due to the absence of conflicting plays. In a meeting with an added difficulty for being a semifinal of Championsthe Romanian referee found a clash easy to direct due to the good behavior of the players and succeeded in pointing out the hand of Laportemanaging to make a good arbitration”.
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