Napoli star Kevin De Bruyne had fouled Mehdi Leris contained in the penalty space, however there was no Pisa spot-kick as a result of VAR confirmed the referee the whole lot of the scenario.
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The officers had been criticised final week throughout Milan’s win towards Bologna when a penalty was revoked following the evaluation of solely the latter a part of a problem,
They definitely discovered from that have this night, as referee Valerio Crezzini was known as to the VAR monitor throughout Napoli’s Serie A match towards Pisa.
VAR labored on De Bruyne incident
BERGAMO, ITALY – MAY 12: Referee Simone Sozza checks the pitch aspect VAR monitor through the Serie A match between Atalanta and AS Roma at Gewiss Stadium on Might 12, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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He was first proven the foul, as De Bruyne trod on the boot of Leris proper on the road of the penalty space, which is taken into account a part of the field.
This might’ve been a spot-kick for Pisa, because the De Bruyne ‘step on foot’ was a foul.
Nevertheless, the VAR additionally lined up the footage of the build-up to that problem, the place Leris stumbled and fell onto the ball together with his hand.
🤬 “Imbarazzante. Period rigore per noi, fallo di mano?” Step on foot di #DeBruyne ai danni di Leris in space di rigore. L’arbitro viene richiamato al VAR, ma non assegna il rigore, perché il calciatore del Pisa tocca il pallone con la mano prima del fallo. Secondo Marelli, il… pic.twitter.com/bCBmKCETod
This allowed the referee to guage it for himself, as handball is a subjective situation, and Crezzini introduced to the stadium that the Leris handball was “punishable.”
Pisa coach Alberto Gilardino was livid, calling it “embarrassing” that the handball was given towards them.