Denzel Dumfries feels his handball penalty in Inter Milan’s loss to Udinese yesterday is “a tough one for gamers and referees.”
The Dutchman spoke to Italian broadcaster SportMediaset, by way of . He argued that “defenders want extra safety” in handball conditions.”
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was within the Inter Milan beginning eleven for yesterday’s Serie A match in opposition to Udinese.
The 29-year-old performed his half because the Nerazzurri obtained the match off to a vibrant begin.
And it was Dumfries who gave Inter the reward for his or her excessive tempo first quarter of an hour. He scored the opener within the seventeenth minute.
Seeing Dumfries on the scoresheet has change into a well-recognized sight for Inter. The Dutchman has change into one of many Nerazzurri’s largest purpose threats by far.
Nevertheless, Inter’s lead was to not final. And it was who performed the decisive position in it evaporating.
The previous PSV wingback clumsily dealt with the ball inside his personal penalty space.
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This led to the spot kick from which Keinan Davis equalized for Udinese.
Denzel Dumfries: Penalty In Inter 1-2 Udinese “A Laborious One For Gamers & Referees”
MILAN, ITALY – MAY 18: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his crew’s second purpose through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Might 18, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
Dumfries gave his view on the penalty incident. “Sure, the ball touched my hand,” he mentioned. “However what may I’ve finished?”
“I misplaced eye contact with the ball,” the Dutchman continued.
“However from my perspective, we each jumped to try to get to it. I touched the ball by chance.”
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“I can’t bounce with my arms behind my again,” Dumfries mentioned.
“We even had a gathering at the beginning of the season the place they informed us not to do this. That we may bounce usually, with our fingers in a pure place.”
Dumfries rued that “it’s not straightforward for us, or for the referee.”
“However for my part, once you contact the ball along with your hand on the shut of a variety, it’s all the time a gray space. It’s troublesome.”
“Now, with VAR, we as defenders attempt to defend and bounce usually,” mentioned Dumfries. “I jumped usually, I didn’t attain for the ball with my hand.”
“In my view, if I’m the defender and the defender touches the ball like that, I’m inclined to say that it’s a penalty,” the 29-year-old admitted.
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“But it surely’s not straightforward for the gamers. Or for the referee.”
“For some it’s a penalty. For others, it’s not. At that distance, as I mentioned, it’s very troublesome to place your fingers behind your again.”
“I believe that we’d like extra safety for the defenders,” he argued.