There have been two VAR incidents within the first half of Inter’s Champions League semi-final with Barcelona, so right here is an evidence for why Francesco Acerbi’s handball was not a spot-kick, whereas Pau Cubarsi did give away a penalty.
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The primary leg was a 3-3 thriller and the Nerazzurri went into half-time main 2-0 on the evening,
There have been two moments that proved decisive, together with the Lautaro Martinez objective, and concerned referee Szymon Marciniak.
The primary noticed Acerbi go right into a sliding block on the Pedri pull-back from the by-line and he kicked the ball onto his personal arm.
There have been penalty appeals from Barcelona, however VAR agreed with the referee that when the ball is deflected onto the hand by one other ‘legitimate’ a part of the physique, in a pure motion, it’s not to be thought of a punishable dealing with offence.
Acerbi motion pure in Inter-Barcelona incident
Francesco Acerbi Inter Barcelona penalty incident
On the different finish, Marciniak had initially allowed play to proceed when Pau Cubarsi went right into a sliding sort out on Lautaro Martinez.
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The digicam angles appeared to point out him transfer the ball away from the Inter striker, however one specific angle from the entrance confirmed in reality Cubarsi didn’t contact the ball in any respect.
As a substitute, his foul had pushed Lautaro Martinez’s boot onto the ball, so it was a foul and Hakan Calhanoglu transformed from the spot.
Inter penalty in opposition to Barcelona
